( summarize this section ) THE AVAILABILITY OF CHEAP LAND
Before the Civil War, the federal government had sold
unsettled land from its vast public domain for about
$1.25 an acre. After the Southern states seceded, the
remaining states passed several bills that the South
had previously blocked. These laws encouraged
expansion in the West. President Lincoln signed the
Homestead Act in 1862. The act stated that any citi-
zen could occupy 160 acres of government land. If
the settler "improved" the land by making a home
A typical homesteader's living quarters.
and growing crops, after five years the homesteader
would own the property. Many European immigrants were attracted by this offer of free land.
Almost 1,400,000 homesteads were eventually granted under the Act.
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the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.

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richard nixon was the 37th president of the united state and didn't serve as a vice president for any president before him

the buddha identified ways to end suffering and attain minerva, which is the ultimate goal of buddhism. for this purpose, he came up with the concept of the four noble truths, which were crucial to ending suffering. the last of these truths stressed following the eightfold path , which is a series of steps that allow you to live life in a proper manner. these steps would make sure that you would follow the or live life in moderation.

the eightfold path has 8 practices which are: