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>
Lincoln knew the Mississippi was a key transportation route.
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With me personally I have a lot of my mother features. I have my mothers nose, her dimple, even my hair. From my dad though my teeth came out like his. Going on, my mothers mom, I have her eyes. So I would say I’ve gain a lot through my family.
