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the 1862 homestead Act gave how many free acres of land to any settler who paid a filing fee and who lived on the land for 5 years?

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Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
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