Chapter 10: Sodbusters Flashcards

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Homestead Act

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1862 law that provided up to 160 acres of land to settlers who would live on it and farm it for five years

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Subsistence farming

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The practice of producing enough food to feed one’s family, but not enough to sell at market.

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