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5. How could settlers claim land, according to the 1862 Homestead Act
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5. How could settlers claim land, according
to the 1862 Homestead Act

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Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.

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