It did not expire in Alaska until 1986, ten years after it ended elsewhere.
Section Six of this act allows for people who have served more than two weeks in the army or navy during wartime can take advantage of its provisions even if they fail to meet one of the act's requirements. Sponsored by Galusha A. Grow, one of the first to take advantage of it was army scout from Iowa named Daniel Freeman. It did not expire in Alaska until 1986, ten years after it ended elsewhere. In 1912 it was amended to lower the (*) time requirement to three years from the original five, and Section Five of the act allows for the government to take back a claim if the claimant abandons the claim or changes his residence. For 10 points, name this 1862 act that allowed men to claim one-hundred sixty acres of unoccupied public land.
Section Six of this act allows for people who have served more than two weeks in the army or navy during wartime can take advantage of its provisions even if they fail to meet one of the act's requirements.
{Homestead} Act