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What did the Homestead Act grant to homesteaders?

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the Homestead act itself granted land to settlers who met the following criteria; they must be twenty-one years old (+) or the head or the family, be a US citizen or have filed for US citizenship, and be able to live on and improve the land for at least five years.

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Answer: It gave citizens or future citizens up to 160 acres of public land provided, they live on it, improve it, and pay a small registration fee.

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