With the Homestead Act of 1862, more settlers came west to set up farms.
The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged immigration into the region.
The federal government would eventually give away much of this land through the Homestead Act.
Settlers under the Homestead Act, however, found the going hard.
He was recognized as the first person to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862.
January 1, 1863, was the day the Homestead Act went into effect.
More recently the area was settled in the 1870s under the Homestead Act.
The 1862 Homestead Act opened up the public domain lands for free.
The Homestead Act placed land in the hands of families.
The Homestead Act limited the land an individual could own to in order to create small farms.
