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7 Cards in this Set
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1860's
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Most of the land in Oregon and California had been bought
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1860's
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US government grants land to railroad companies
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1860's - 90's
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Railroad companies starting building on the Plains
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1861-65
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Civil war leaves ex-soldiers and free slaves looking for land
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1862
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Homestead Act allows settlers to legally register claims on land
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1873
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Timber & Culture Act allows homesteaders to claim more land if they plant trees on it
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1874
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Major living and working problems solved by many homesteaders
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