Homesteading and settling the frontier
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Chester Public Library - Children's Nonfiction | J 978 Mor | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The Homestead Act was passed in 1862, when states that had seceded from the Union could no longer block it in congress. The act opened land in the west for all Americans, including freed slaves, granting 160 acres to settlers under the condition that they farm it for five years. The result was that 1.6 million claims, covering 420,000 square miles, were granted, making residents of millions of people in the land west of the Mississippi River.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morretta, A. (2018). Homesteading and settling the frontier . Cavendish Square Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morretta, Alison. 2018. Homesteading and Settling the Frontier. Cavendish Square Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morretta, Alison. Homesteading and Settling the Frontier Cavendish Square Publishing, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morretta, Alison. Homesteading and Settling the Frontier Cavendish Square Publishing, 2018.
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