The Homestead Act, which became law on Jan. 1, 1863, allowed anyone to receive 160 acres of free land. The land was yours at the end of five years if you had developed on it. This act mainly appealed to farmers, new US citizens, and landless citizens.

Another factor that increased Western expansion was the transcontinenta

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