This is a long journey about get my own land.
I believed that it was a point year for the whole process in 1862. Because of Southern states gave up to argue with the Union and solved slavery issue. So official had more time to discuss the land law. In 1862, the homestead Act was passed and allowed to write in law. The new homestead act law has a three -fold homestead acquisition process. For example application. And there was a special rule for people who had never vorne arms against the U.S. Government. These part of people could application and lay claim to nearly 160 acres of land form government. Certainly, there had some requires rules they must be done. Like they must live on the land and improve it. There still have some good rules for Union soldiers.
Depend on the new land law, we got our own space to plaint. But there were some bad factors make us worried. For example weather, water, etc. These factors district influence homesteaders. So we had a long time with troubles.
From 1863, everything became better. More and more people change their focus point from land to build their city. Especially, populating the land, building towns and schools and new states. In these cases, schools were the most important. Secondary is church. Although everyone living was not very well, they could not forgot their belief.
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