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  2. Homestead Act of 1860 - Wikipedia

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    This was at a time where Northerners believed that the federal government should give 160-acre (0.65 km 2; 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.

  3. Land Act of 1820 - Wikipedia

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    The Land Act of 1820 (ch. 51, 3 Stat. 566), enacted April 24, 1820, is the United States federal law that ended the ability to purchase the United States' public domain lands on a credit or installment system over four years, as previously established. The new law became effective July 1, 1820 and required full payment at the time of purchase ...

  4. List of unincorporated communities in Texas - Wikipedia

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    List of unincorporated communities in Texas. This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census-designated places. County. A.

  5. History of slavery in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The history of slavery in Texas began slowly at first during the first few phases in Texas' history. Texas was a colonial territory, then part of Mexico, later Republic in 1836, and U.S. state in 1845. The use of slavery expanded in the mid-nineteenth century as White American settlers, primarily from the Southeastern United States, crossed the ...

  6. Prairie Chapel Ranch - Wikipedia

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    Prairie Chapel Ranch, nicknamed Bush Ranch, is a 1,583-acre (6.41 km 2) ranch in unincorporated McLennan County, Texas, located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Crawford (about 25 miles (40 km) from Waco). The property was acquired by George W. Bush in 1999 and was known as the Western White House during his presidency. Bush spent vacation time at ...

  7. XIT Ranch - Wikipedia

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    XIT Ranch. The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km). The massive ranch stretched through ten counties in Texas and at its peak ...

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