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  2. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    In all, more than 160 million acres (650 thousand km 2; 250 thousand sq mi) of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River. These acts were the first sovereign decisions of post-war North–South capitalist ...

  3. Homesteading by African Americans - Wikipedia

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    In all, more than 160 million acres (650 thousand km 2; 250 thousand sq mi) of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River. These acts were the first sovereign decisions of post-war North–South capitalist ...

  4. Black land loss in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In all, more than 160 million acres (650,000 km 2; 250,000 sq mi) of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States was given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders. [1] However, until the United States abolished slavery in 1865 and the passage of the 14th amendment in 1868, enslaved and free Blacks could not benefit ...

  5. Black homesteaders - Wikipedia

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    Application for homestead claim near Roswell New Mexico filed in 1920. The ‘testimony’ provides personal information about the claimant (home state is Alabama; he has a wife and 2 children; he served in the armed forces during World War I). [2] The Southern Homestead Act of 1866 was another significant piece of legislation.

  6. List of wars involving the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. [citation needed] These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.

  7. Total War (video game series) - Wikipedia

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    Total War Battles: Shogun was released on 20 April 2012 for iOS. [32] This game was also released for Android devices and Microsoft Windows. Set in medieval Japan, the game utilises real-time strategy and, like other Total War games, combines troop organisation and management, combat, and building management.

  8. Southern Homestead Act of 1866 - Wikipedia

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    Many people also could not participate because the land prices themselves were still too high. [3] Ultimately, before too much land was distributed, the law was repealed in June 1876. [4] Nevertheless, free blacks entered about 6,500 claims to homesteads, and about 1,000 of these eventually resulted in property certificates. [5]

  9. Category:Total War (video game series) - Wikipedia

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    T. Time Commanders; Total War Battles: Shogun; Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia; Total War Saga: Troy; Total War: Arena; Total War: Attila; Total War: Pharaoh