公地放领法案 (Homestead Act) 于1862年5月20日生效了

有土地要卖喔！来看看吧！这张海报让美国人知道他们有机会能够得到可以耕种的土地，这都是「公地放领法案」的功劳。为了刺激西部移民的发展，亚伯拉罕．林肯总统在1862年5月20日签署「公地放领法案」。一个人该怎么取得160英亩的土地呢？你必须要是21岁以上的美国公民。只要付了10块美金的申请费之后，你就可以住在自己位于西部的新农地上至少5年，而这块农地也是你的。这真是一笔好生意，但是这项法案却花了20年的时间才通过。为什么呢？


Land available! Come and get it! This poster told Americans about their opportunity to claim land and farm it, thanks to the Homestead Act. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862, to spur Western migration. How did a person get 160 acres of one's own? You had to be a U.S. citizen and 21 years of age. By paying a filing fee of $10 and residing on your new farm in the West for at least five years, the land would be yours. A great deal, but it took 20 years to get the Act passed. Why?

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