Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act<span>opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. By the end of the Civil War, 15,000 </span>homestead<span> claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years.</span>
Well the posters were meant to be captivating and moving to try to get new recruits for the war. Hope this helps!
<span>The basis of the battle between Congress and President Andrew Johnson was Johnson's: 10 percent governents that had passed severe Black Codes. Radical congressional Reconstruction of the South finally ended when: the last federal troops were removed in 1877.</span><span>
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Sometimes, they made laws to support the idea. Sometimes, imprisonment occurred.
