The End Of The 19th Century

The settlement of the west was a huge movement after the American Civil War. Greatly due to the fact that in 1862 the Homestead Act was passed allowing one hundred and sixty acres free to settlers. With innovations and expansions of the railroad system it began to clash with the

The Homestead Act of 1862 made surveyed lands obtainable to homesteaders. The act stated that men and women over the age of 21, unmarried women who were head of households and married men under the age of 21, who did not own over 160 acres of land anywhere, were citizens or intended on becoming citizens of the United States, were eligible to homestead. This paper will show how the Homestead Act came to be enacted, who the homesteaders were and the effects of the Homestead Act on the pioneers.

On May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act was passed (Homestead Act). This act stated that any adult citizen who had never borne arms against the United States government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land (Homestead Act). The government

After the Transcontinental Railroad, a railway that stretched across the entire US, was completed in 1869, there were new opportunities expanding in the West. According to the Homestead Act Document which was written in May of 1862, people could obtain free land when under certain conditions, such as “...who has never borne arms against the United States Government…,” and being an approved citizen of the United States. These people were allowed a certain allotment of land in the west, and all they had to do was move there. This allowed expansion for the US, and it made more room for the massive amounts of immigrants pouring in to the country. The Homestead Act of 1862 created a positive effect on the people coming into the United States, and it helped to expand the territory of the country to potentially develop more towns and opportunities for

The American Government did their part in encouraging farmers to venture out into the Great Plains. Back during the Civil War, political parties battled with deciding whether to promote the west as proslave or anti-slave; officials would send citizens of their party to claim residence in western territories to populate the newly forming states with enough supporters to strengthen their power in Congress, in this particular debate. Later in the 1800s, regulations and accommodations were passed to make obtaining land cheaper and transportation more efficient. One of these regulations, developed and supported by Abraham Lincoln, was the Homestead Act of 1862. Under this law, any citizen could claim up to 160 acres from the government if they promise to improve the land. Costing close to nothing, many small farm owners saw

During the American Civil War, the Homestead Act was enacted to embolden westerly expansion and the development of agriculture. Taking into account the South’s secession from the Union, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. As a result of the passing of the Homestead Act, northern businessmen, who dreaded the loss of inexpensive labor, initially challenged it. The Homestead Act supplied settlers with a customary volume of land after five years of residence on that particular acreage.

Western Migration began in earnest when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862, which opened up 160 acres of land to those who wanted to settle out West and begin a new life. Homesteaders paid a small fee in exchange for land. Eventually, this lead to the selling of approximately 80 million acres of land. For the Americans, this was progress, because the people were able to move West, there were new resources available, knowledge and skills increased, and business and towns were built and thrived. However, this progress quickly turned into turmoil when the Americans realized that the new land they were traveling to was unknown, weather conditions were new and harsh, and their land was unfit to farm on which caused livestock to suffer.

From 1864s to the beginning of the 20th century the American economy was transformed from free-market to monopoly and became a typical imperialist country. The economy was quick growing in the new ranges in the nation.This period saw the settlement of Anglo-American in the western fields, which were unlimited unmoving grounds possessed by Indians through The Homestead Act of 1862. The western boondocks had the capacity bring various improvements through commercializing of mining, rail route transport, and cultivating and dairy cattle organizations.

Law signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders were waged a small fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving possession of the land. The rapid development of railroads lead to quick access to these territories. Hence, the quick development of these states, as farmers, towns, churches, and stores that were built to address the needs of the

The Homestead Act of 1862 made surveyed lands obtainable to homesteaders. The act stated that men and women over the age of 21, unmarried women who were head of households and married men under the age of 21, who did not own over 160 acres of land anywhere, were citizens or intended on becoming citizens of the United States, were eligible to homestead. This paper will show how the Homestead Act came to be enacted, who the homesteaders were and the effects of the Homestead Act on the pioneers.

Congress passed the Homestead Act, in 1862, which enabled Americans the ability to file a claim for 160 acres of land. The land could transfer ownership from the U.S. to the individual if bought outright for 1.25 per acre or after 5 years of living and improving the land. The incredible deal the Homestead Act offered promoted the settling of western lands and growth of the United States. Homestead Act acted as the catalyst in the development of the pressures on the Unassigned Lands to homestead settlement and the eventual creation of Oklahoma

In 1862, congress implemented the Homestead Act. This act stated that any American could claim up to 160 acres of government land for free. However, the land was only free if the owner built a home and grew crops. Small farmers mostly took advantage of this. The Homestead Act poured in many settlers to the West.

During the 1800's there was much speculation of geographic and demographic opportunity out in the west. Much of the east coast was crowded and overpopulated with lack of opportunity. The land east of the Mississippi River appealed to these due to the discovery of gold and spacious fertile land to build ranches and grow crops. The Homestead Act of 1862 entitled these new settlers one hundred and sixty acres of land for a small fee with the agreement the land would be improved and maintained to occupy crops and raise cattle within the 5 years. Once the 5 years were up and these challenges were met, the land would be given to them by the government. Homesteading

The freed people in the South found their choices largely confined to sharecropping (about 90% of ex-slaves) and low-paying wage labor, especially as domestic servants. Out west as part of a Greater Reconstruction the federal government sought to integrate into the country as a social and economic replica of the North. Land was redistributed on a massive scale, the vast majority of communal lands possessed by indigenous American tribes were given to railroad corporations and white farmers. To prevent warfare between the tribes and settlers the government incorporated the Indian Reservation System ideally to promote peace. However this never happened due to Indigenous tribes resisting and settlers not respecting reservation boundaries. An example of the wars caused by this system is the American defeat at the Battle of Little Big Horn, in which General Custer and his troop of 250 men were easily outnumbered by the 2,500 men in the Sioux army. This conflict will drive the Lakota civil and spiritual leader Sitting Bull and his followers to Canada and their war leader Crazy horse will later be defeated and killed while held prisoner. Americans continued to negotiate agreements with the indigenous Americans to divide reservations into individual farms for Indians and the remaining land for white. The Dawes Act of 1887 became a major tool to individualize the tribes and integrate them into American society but failed due to their population declining rapidly; the tribes lost much of their remaining

During the 19th century Manifest Destiney was a belief that settlers in US should expand westwards. The government introduced the homestead act in 1862. This act gave citizens 160 acers of land in the west. The conditions were that citizen’s pay a small fee and have to reside continuously