The Homestead Act
(Political)
May 20th, 1862
What is it?
The Homestead Act was a law that the government passed that granted farmers public land in Western United States. This law attracted many farmers from across the world for an opportunity to own 160 acres of land. The benefits seen with the Homestead Act was that any applicant that settled in the West got to live on the land for five years before they had to pay any money for it. People saw this as a new opportunity to earn money and a place to start a family.
Why is it important?
This law was important because as the United States continued to grow demand for land grew as well. The government saw this as an opportunity to help grow the economy with Americans cultivating the land in the West. The Homestead Act impacted Americans agriculturally because with land to produce their own food their would be less trading with other countries which would increase the economy in America through the buying and selling of the country's own goods.
Is this a progress?
The Homestead Act is a progress in history because it increased the population of Americans in the West. This helped the country become stronger in the world because with strong economies from both sides of the country created a strong country as a whole. Another reason why the Homestead Act was a progress is because it introduced an opportunity for young Americans to start a family in an area that would soon become very prosperous.
Leading to...
The Homestead Act leads to Immigration and Industrialization for Urban America. With the many products being made on the farmlands there was an idea to transport the good from the West throughout the world. So this led to the creation of a transcontinental railroad. Immigration was also impacted with the Homestead Act because other people from different countries wanted to immigrate to America to start a new life in the West with the benefit of not paying for the land until five years when they could pay for it with the money they earned from the agriculture.
The Homestead Act was a law that the government passed that granted farmers public land in Western United States. This law attracted many farmers from across the world for an opportunity to own 160 acres of land. The benefits seen with the Homestead Act was that any applicant that settled in the West got to live on the land for five years before they had to pay any money for it. People saw this as a new opportunity to earn money and a place to start a family.
Why is it important?
This law was important because as the United States continued to grow demand for land grew as well. The government saw this as an opportunity to help grow the economy with Americans cultivating the land in the West. The Homestead Act impacted Americans agriculturally because with land to produce their own food their would be less trading with other countries which would increase the economy in America through the buying and selling of the country's own goods.
Is this a progress?
The Homestead Act is a progress in history because it increased the population of Americans in the West. This helped the country become stronger in the world because with strong economies from both sides of the country created a strong country as a whole. Another reason why the Homestead Act was a progress is because it introduced an opportunity for young Americans to start a family in an area that would soon become very prosperous.
Leading to...
The Homestead Act leads to Immigration and Industrialization for Urban America. With the many products being made on the farmlands there was an idea to transport the good from the West throughout the world. So this led to the creation of a transcontinental railroad. Immigration was also impacted with the Homestead Act because other people from different countries wanted to immigrate to America to start a new life in the West with the benefit of not paying for the land until five years when they could pay for it with the money they earned from the agriculture.