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The homestead act gave people activities

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The Homestead Act was made to encourage Americans to expand west and develop an economy including houses, railroads, cities and farms

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Some people would sneak into Oklahoma early to get the best land

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Some people would sneak into Oklahoma early to get the best land

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You need to be 21 or over to have a free land.

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The Homestead Act was when the United States encouraged Americans to move out West to increase the population on the west coast.

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Was passed by the government to persuade people to move west.

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Was passed by the government to persuade people to move west.

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Anyone that is 21 years old could own land and you had to live on the land for five years, make some changes to the land and grow your own food.

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If you are 21 years or older and have paid 18 dollars and stayed there for five years then you may own the land.

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If you are 21 years or older and have paid 18 dollars and stayed there for five years then you may own the land.

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People 21 or older could get free land out west.

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The Homestead Act gave many people, especially immigrants, new opportunities. It gave many people, including those who couldn't before, the chance to own land.

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People had to be 21 or over in order to apply for the land. Also had to keep on updating things about it.

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Some people snuck in early so they could get good land they were called the sooners

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you need to be 21 years old to own the land

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you need to be 21 years old to own the land

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if you were over the age of 21 you could purchase land

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The Homestead Act encouraged people to own land. 

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The Homestead Act encouraged people to own land. 

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Anyone 21 or over could purchase land

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You had to live on 120 acres of free land for 5 years and improve the land.

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If you went west, were over 21, stayed for 5 years, and improved the land, you got ~120 acres of free land

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they got lots of empty land if they moved west

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Over 2 million acres of land were sold by the U.S. government to the citizens.

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Over 2 million acres of land were sold by the U.S. government to the citizens.

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People moved out west to get free land