I will assume you mean the Homestead Act of 1862, which was the first and most iconic one. In that case, the requirements were that the homesteader, the one filing the claim, be either the head of the household OR twenty-one years old, they had to live only on the designated land, build a home, improve it, and farm the land for five years, and, finally, they had to be a United States citizen that had never taken up arms against America.
Well, when it was originally formed, the function of the secret police in soviet union was to investigate counter revolutionary crimes. After the reign of Joseph stalin, the secret police gained punitive power and renamed into People commisariat of internal affairs.
Renaissance thought reached England in the 15th century, later than other parts of W.Europe. This was because of England dissociation with Rome and her geographical location.
when the renaissance hit England,it led to emergence of medieval scholars and medieval philosophies that shaped the English society and culture a great deal, in the areas of contemporary arts,literature and government.
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It is said that someone in the woods fire their gun three times hide until all the soldiers came toward them then surprised attacked the soldiers that came to the woods to check where the firing came from. Then again this is just a rumor, I don't necessarily know what exactly happened but you should get at least an idea of what happened.
--source Abeka history of the world 12th edition senior level.
