A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Page 155
... land grants to railroads and states and open cash sales in some areas were harmful to settler interests , and much of the best Southern territory went to Northern speculators , which further aggravated sectional tensions . Land acts ...
... land grants to railroads and states and open cash sales in some areas were harmful to settler interests , and much of the best Southern territory went to Northern speculators , which further aggravated sectional tensions . Land acts ...
Page 377
... land was steadily reduced in price to fifty cents an acre , whereupon any territory still unsold might be given away ; the second required ' pre - emption ' , allowing illegal squatters to purchase , at mini- mum cost , land they had ...
... land was steadily reduced in price to fifty cents an acre , whereupon any territory still unsold might be given away ; the second required ' pre - emption ' , allowing illegal squatters to purchase , at mini- mum cost , land they had ...
Page 433
... Land Act defines terms of sale and land survey 1790s- 1860s Rise of ' King Cotton ' 1800-04 Jeffersonian Programme -reduction in government expenditure and office- holders -abandonment of Hamilton's internal taxes Land Acts reduce price of ...
... Land Act defines terms of sale and land survey 1790s- 1860s Rise of ' King Cotton ' 1800-04 Jeffersonian Programme -reduction in government expenditure and office- holders -abandonment of Hamilton's internal taxes Land Acts reduce price of ...
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The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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