The homestead act. people would g o out to the west and farm the land for five years. Then they would gain ownership of it.
Roger Williams and his followers settled on Narragansett Bay, where they purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and established a new colony governed by the principles of religious liberty and separation of church and state. Rhode Island became a haven for Baptists, Quakers, Jews and other religious minorities.
erbert Hoover´s view on the causes of depression were lack of confidence in the financial system. He thought that the best was to avoid federal intervention in commerce. He asked businesses to avoid work stoppages and wage cuts. Later he backed the Federal Farm Board, (actually created before the start of the Depression) so that it could help farmers in difficulties.
