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Peer reviewedSchamel, Wynell; Potter, Lee Ann – Social Education, 1997
Presents background information on the Homestead Act of 1862 and includes a set of suggested teaching activities to be used in conjunction with replicas of original documents. The Homestead Act provided free land to settlers and was instrumental in settling the west. Includes replicas of an application and certificate. (MJP)
Descriptors: Land Acquisition, Land Settlement, Land Use, Learning Activities
