The Homestead Act of 1862.

Schamel, Wynell; Potter, Lee Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ557568

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Homestead Act of 1862.

Schamel, Wynell; Potter, Lee Ann

Social Education, v61 n6 p359-64 Oct 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, Migration, Natural Resources, Primary Sources, Relocation, Resource Allocation, Rural Resettlement, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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