This 1862 act gave 160 acres of free land to anyone who had lived on it & improved it for 5 years
[DOC] [TLE] Section 2: Homestead Act of 1862 | North Dakota Studies [PAR] This law, called the Pre-emption Act, allowed anyone who lived on land, built a ... 
160 acres of land and receive title to the land after living on the land for 5 years 
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