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How many acres of land could a person making a claim under the homestead act of 1862 receive

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Your answer should be 160 acres

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Daniel Freeman made the first claim under the Act, which 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. Hope this helped :)

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