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An act passed by Congress in 1862 promising ownership of a 160-acre tract of public land to a citizen or head of a family who had resided on and cultivated the land for five years after the initial claim.

Homestead Act

1. (Law) an act passed by the US Congress in 1862 making available to settlers 160-acre tracts of public land for cultivation

2. (Law) (in Canada) a similar act passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1872

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Homestead Act (redirected from Land incentive)

Homestead Act
(redirected from Land incentive)