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What legislation (laws / acts) were put into place to help Americans who decided to move to the West?
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What legislation (laws / acts) were put into place to help Americans who decided to move to the West?

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A law that passed in 1862 said that every citizen and foreigner who asked for citizenship, the right to claim government land. This was knows as the Homestead act . :) let me know if you need more help
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