: Compare and Contrast
: Compare and Contrast
Donation Land Claim Act 1850
Ah, Donation Land. Our least favorite theme park, boasting attractions such as all-you-can-eat campfire stew and the famous rollercoaster "Only White Dudes Allowed."Let's break down what is essenti...
An act in addition to an act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States, and for other purposes, 1857
No; really. That's the name of this act. Not exactly catchy, is it?Seeing as how Section 7 of the Homestead Act was put in place purely to inform the reader that this whole other act was in effect...
Pacific Railway Act of 1862
The Homestead Act granted land to individuals who were jonesing for getting a slice of the American West pie.The Pacific Railway Act granted land to the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads...
Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862
1862 was a very busy year for the Wild West. In July, President Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act, just over a month after the Homestead Act and one day after the Pacific Railway Act. Manif...
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
This is an easy one: the Homestead Act of 1862 giveth and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 taketh away. With this act, the Lower 48 states, after sixty-four years of homesteading...