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What percentage of US land was given away through the homestead act
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What percentage of US land was given away through the homestead act

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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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The percentage is 10%. I hope this helps
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