homestead act of congress
1Homestead Act — thumb|Certificate of homestead given under the Homestead Act in Nebraska, 1868.The Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) 640 acres (one section… …
2Homestead Act of 1860 — The Homestead Act of 1860 in the United States made land available for 25 cents per acre. This was at a time where northerners had an idea that the government should give convert|160|acre|km2|sing=on plots of land to pioneers for free. People… …
3Homestead Act — Home′stead Act n. gov a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usu. in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms …
4Homestead Act — a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms. * * * …
5Homestead Act — a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms …
6Homestead Act — /ˈhoʊmstɛd/ (say hohmsted) noun a special act (1862) of the US Congress which made lands in the West available to settlers without payments …
7(the) Homestead Act — the Homestead Act [the Homestead Act] a law passed by the US Congress in 1862. It gave 160 ↑acres /65 ↑hectares of government land in the west to anyone who would agree to live on it for five years. A small payment was required. A person who… …
8Homestead — Home stead, n. [AS. h[=a]mstede.] 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. [1913 Webster] We can trace them back to a homestead… …
9homestead exemption law — Homestead Home stead, n. [AS. h[=a]mstede.] 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. [1913 Webster] We can trace them back to a… …
10Homestead law — Homestead Home stead, n. [AS. h[=a]mstede.] 1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin. [1913 Webster] We can trace them back to a… …
