Land Acquisition

Question 1

4 Legislation federal lands into public use: Granted 160 acres to any citizen willing to settle and cultivate the land for 5 years

Answer 1

Homestead Act of 1862

Question 2

2 Legislation federal lands into public use: Granted land to a claimant who promised to plant trees. The tract could be added to an existing homestead claim and had no residency requirement.

Answer 2

Timber Culture Act 1873

Question 3

3 Legislation federal lands into public use: Authorized the sale of 640 acres to a settler who would irrigate the land in 3 years

Answer 3

Desert Land Sales Act 1877

Question 4

1 Legislation federal lands into public use: Established a national system for selling lands and gaining clear title to the land. Includes: Clearance of American Title Public Sale Survey of Land

Answer 4

Land Ordinance Act 1875

Question 5

5 Legislation federal lands into public use: granted title to minerals on public land to any prospector who discovered a deposit and staked a claim. Full title to those lands was at the cost of $ 5.00 per acre.

Answer 5

1872 Mining Law

Question 6

Created as a Branch of the Treasury Department in 1812 to sell public land.

Answer 6

General Lands Office