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{{Short description|Vetoed United States legislation}} |
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The '''Homestead Act of 1860''' in the [[United States]] would have made land available for 25 cents per [[acre]]. This act was passed by the [[United States Congress]], but was ultimately [[veto]]ed by President [[James Buchanan]]. |
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[[File:The Homestead Act.png|thumb|The Homestead Act in the US Senate, 1859]] |
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The '''Homestead Act of 1860''' in the [[United States]] would have made land available for 25 cents per [[acre]]. This act was passed by the [[United States Congress]], but was ultimately [[veto]]ed by President [[James Buchanan]].<ref>[https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/artifact/president-james-buchanans-veto-s-416-homestead-act-june-22-1860 President James Buchanan’s veto of S. 416, the Homestead Act, June 22, 1860] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504020047/https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/artifact/president-james-buchanans-veto-s-416-homestead-act-june-22-1860 |date=May 4, 2020 }},</ref> |
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==Proponents== |
==Proponents== |
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This was at a time where |
This was at a time where Northerners believed that the federal government should give {{convert|160|acre|km2 sqmi|abbr=|adj=on}} plots of vacant Western land to [[American pioneer|pioneers]] for free. People went to the West to start new lives and wanted cheap land. |
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People went to the west to start new lives and for the cheap land. |
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== Opposition == |
== Opposition == |
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There was much |
There was much concern about the free land idea. Southerners, who were very [[pro-slavery]], worried that this would result in the West becoming populated with [[Free Soil Party|free-soiler]]s. This in turn would create many new anti-slavery states, creating an imbalance in the [[US Senate|Senate]], destroying the South's control. This was the main reason for Buchanan's veto; he consistently did what the South wanted. Another group who opposed this idea was the Eastern [[industrialists]]. They feared employees would be drained into the West for free land. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Homestead Act|Homestead Act (1862)]] |
*[[Homestead Act|Homestead Act (1862)]] |
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[[Category:United States federal public land legislation]] |
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[[Category:1860 in law]] |
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[[Category:Settlement schemes in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Veto]] |
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[[Category:James Buchanan]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 12 November 2023
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The Homestead Act of 1860 in the United States would have made land available for 25 cents per acre. This act was passed by the United States Congress, but was ultimately vetoed by President James Buchanan.[1]
Proponents
[edit]This was at a time where Northerners believed that the federal government should give 160-acre (0.65 km2; 0.25 sq mi) plots of vacant Western land to pioneers for free. People went to the West to start new lives and wanted cheap land.
Opposition
[edit]There was much concern about the free land idea. Southerners, who were very pro-slavery, worried that this would result in the West becoming populated with free-soilers. This in turn would create many new anti-slavery states, creating an imbalance in the Senate, destroying the South's control. This was the main reason for Buchanan's veto; he consistently did what the South wanted. Another group who opposed this idea was the Eastern industrialists. They feared employees would be drained into the West for free land.