The homestead act encouraged settlement in the west, including the great plains. it promised 160 acres of land if settlers built a home and improved the property within 5 years. this caused an influx in migration to the great plains
Dachau was opened in March of 1933.
D. He didn't want the Emancipation Proclamation to look like an act of desperation.
It looked great on an international scale too. England and France were looking into backing the south early on. Adding the issue of slavery, in part, made them back off. They didn't want it to look like they were okay with slavery... Even though they were definitely benefiting from it.
