 Armed Occupation Act

The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 () was passed as an incentive to populate Florida.The Act granted 160 acres (0.6 km²) of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South
(an east–west line about three miles (5 km) north of Palatka and about ten miles (16 km) south of Newnansville) to any head of a family as long he satisfied the following conditions