West-ward migration was boost-ed during and after the civil war by the pass-age of new legislation prom-oting western trans-portation and economic develop-ment. - Govern-ment provided subsides for RR Homestead Act (gave la-nd with promise to im-prove land).
The Homestead Act, enact-ed during the Civil War in 1862, prov-ided that any adult citizen, or inten-ded citizen, who had never borne arms again-st the U.S. govern-ment could claim 160 acres of surveyed govern-ment land.
Claim-ants were required to live on and “improve” their plot by culti-vating the land. After five years on the land, the origi-nal filer was entitled to the pro-perty, free and clear, except for a small regist-ration fee.
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