公地放領法案 (Homestead Act) 於1862年5月20日生效了

有土地要賣喔！來看看吧！這張海報讓美國人知道他們有機會能夠得到可以耕種的土地，這都是「公地放領法案」的功勞。為了刺激西部移民的發展，亞伯拉罕‧林肯總統在1862年5月20日簽署「公地放領法案」。一個人該怎麼取得160英畝的土地呢？你必須要是21歲以上的美國公民。只要付了10塊美金的申請費之後，你就可以住在自己位於西部的新農地上至少5年，而這塊農地也是你的。這真是一筆好生意，但是這項法案卻花了20年的時間才通過。為什麼呢？


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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