William Graham Sumner, Volume 1University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1954 - 758 pages |
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Page 115
... land policies of the nation been in the Middle Period ? Briefly stated , from 1796 when the first general land act was written to 1862 , when the Homestead Act was passed , land was the principal avenue of expansion for mercantile ...
... land policies of the nation been in the Middle Period ? Briefly stated , from 1796 when the first general land act was written to 1862 , when the Homestead Act was passed , land was the principal avenue of expansion for mercantile ...
Page 131
... land for themselves either at a very low price or as a gift , manufacturers would lose their workers if land was freely given , and the planters saw in free land a threat to their political supremacy if new free soil states were ...
... land for themselves either at a very low price or as a gift , manufacturers would lose their workers if land was freely given , and the planters saw in free land a threat to their political supremacy if new free soil states were ...
Page 143
... land . After a five year residence and the erection of an improvement , final title to the land would be given . A homesteader was allowed , any time after his location on the land , to commute his quarter section into a preemption and ...
... land . After a five year residence and the erection of an improvement , final title to the land would be given . A homesteader was allowed , any time after his location on the land , to commute his quarter section into a preemption and ...
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