Which bill passed by congress in 1862 gave 160 acres of public land to anyone willing to settle it

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ladycielphantomhive · Answer

The Homestead Act of 1862, which was a push for Americans to settle the Western half of the United States, a very harsh area. https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/

zvanstanley · Answer

They did have to pay a small fee and live continuously there for five years. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Homestead.html

ladycielphantomhive · Answer

The question was what bill @zvanstanley

The five years thing is included in my source.