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The Land Ordinance
they implemented a standardized system of Federal land that eased boundary's and conflicts. Using astronomical starting points, territory was divided into a 6-mile square called a township prior to settlement. -
rising prices
they was rising prices for corn, wheat, and cotton enabled large, well-financed farms, particularly the plantations of the South, to force out smaller ventures. -
sign into law
the homestead bill provide land grants to western settlers was passed by Congress only to be voted by a President name Buchanan. The Civil War removed the slavery issue because the Southern states had seceded from the Union. -
civil war
The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. -
act was signed
Homesteaders who persevered were rewarded with opportunities as rapid changes in transportation eased some of the hardships. Six months after the Homestead Act was passed, the Railroad Act was signed, and by May 1869 -
applications
over 1.6 million homestead applications were processed and more than 270 million acres—10 percent of all U.S. lands—passed into the hands of individuals.