Final answer:
The policy described in the question does not align perfectly with historical records. The closest history policies include General Sherman's promise of forty acres and a mule to freed slaves, which was not fully realized, and the Homestead Act of 1862, which offered different terms.
Step-by-step explanation:
The land policy that provided white males with 200 acres and an additional 50 acres for each family member, including slaves, does not directly correspond to the historical policies described in the provided reference information. The closest historical policy mentioned in the context is General Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15, which promised freed African American families forty acres of farmland and a mule following the Civil War.
However, this promise was ultimately not fulfilled as the land was returned to its former owners after President Andrew Johnson reversed the orders that had been made during the war.
The Homestead Act of 1862 is another related policy where any adult who had not taken up arms against the U.S. could claim 160 acres of federal land, which had to be improved upon by the claimant. Meanwhile, the Dawes Act of 1887 dealt with the distribution of land to individual Native Americans rather than the policy described in the student's question.