text: This legislation superseded the Preemption Act, and the Kinkaid Act modified it to apply to full sections in western Nebraska.
full_question: This legislation superseded the Preemption Act, and the Kinkaid Act modified it to apply to full sections in western Nebraska. This act was limited to citizens who had never taken up arms against the United States and was effectively repealed in 1976, with a ten-year extension for Alaskan claims. Applicants under this act were required to improve their plot and reside there for five years. For the point, name this 1862 legislation that granted land in the Western US to yeoman farmers
first_sentence: This legislation superseded the Preemption Act, and the Kinkaid Act modified it to apply to full sections in western Nebraska.