The Homestead Act of 1862 made surveyed lands obtainable to homesteaders. The act stated that men and women over the age of 21‚ unmarried women who were head of households and married men under the age of 21‚ who did not own over 160 acres of land anywhere‚ were citizens or intended on becoming citizens of the United States‚ were eligible to homestead. This paper will show how the Homestead Act came to be enacted‚ who the homesteaders were and the effects of the Homestead Act on the pioneers
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it was only right for the colonists to deal with higher taxes as well‚ for they were benefiting from the effects of the French and Indian War. In 1764‚ the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in the colonies. The Sugar Act revised a past act: The Molasses Act of 1733. Under the terms of the Molasses Act‚ the law required colonial merchants to pay a tax for the imported goods‚ such as molasses and rum. However‚ the implementation
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members of the LGBT community still have work to do (“How So-Called ‘Equality Act’ Threatens Religious Freedom”). This comes to the realization that several same-sex couples find it hard to enjoy other basic human rights in several other states of the country. This paper puts into context the Equality Act 2015‚ making a claim of fact‚ definition‚ cause‚ value or policy of the Act as well as the repercussions
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COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 473 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION‚ AND TO REPEAL ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN AND THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT. Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: Section 1. Title of Act. – This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Revised Naturalization Law." Section 2. Qualifications. – Subject to section four of this Act‚ any person having the following qualifications may become
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The DREAM ACT The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a bipartisan legislation that addresses the situation faced by young people who were brought to the United States years ago as undocumented immigrant children and who have since grown up here‚ stayed in school‚ and kept out of trouble (National Immigration Law Center‚ 2009). It was first introduced in 2003 under the 107th Congress. It has been on hold and remained that way in the House and Senate Committee until
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supported the Dream Act and was an advocate for it to pass. The Act was originally passed in Marcy 2011‚ but was put back on the ballot for the election as a referendum. The DREAM Act includes two major developments. The first part is granting legal status for illegal immigrants who entered the United States before the age of sixteen. The second development allows the immigrants to attend public universities and gives in-state tuition. Under the first major provision‚ the DREAM Act would allow unauthorized
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The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors‚ better known as The DREAM Act would allow undocumented “students who grew up in the United States a chance to contribute to our country’s well-being by serving in the U.S. armed forces or pursuing a higher education.” (WH) However‚ for over fifteen years the DREAM Act has been revised and modified in various attempts to pass in the Senate‚ which led to state governments to take action. These states are able to provide in-state tuition to the
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Television and radio is important to social media today Anthony D. Alexander‚ Jr COM155 Nov 24‚ 2012 Instructor Iaccino Television and radio has been the engines for all social media invention today. Some argue that television and radio is no longer important to social media‚ people believe they don’t have a need for television and radio since the Internet‚ cell phones and many more. Television and radio play’s a sufficient role in everyday life‚ rather if you use it or not. Without‚ television
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Today i will be telling you about one of my act of kindness‚ but before i do that i will be giving you hints as to what your about to read. It happen at a store that was one city over from me and was one of the best places to be be around because of the places near it. I was really young and it happen in the toy aisle because when your little and a boy it’s your favorite place. There was a young boy who was crying out for his mom. I was a worried alot when i was little and so i had my older sister
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filming‚ co-starring in the music video‚ writing some of the lyrics that were later added in and also finding information about the Dawes Act. Some of my ideas for this project was the type of clothing we would be wearing for the music video‚ what we should do in the music video and also some scenery shots in the music video were also my idea. The topic‚ Dawes Act‚ really interest us because our group wanted a topic that we could expand on and the information really fit into the melody of the song
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