Title: Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862

Creator(s): National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register. (04/01/1985 - ) (Most Recent)

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Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64, 05/20/1862; Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives.

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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