The main contents of the Homestead Act and the Emancipation Proclamation should not be too long.

According to the Homestead Law, any American citizen who is the head of the family or has reached the age of 265,438+0 and has never participated in the rebellion can register and receive a total of no more than 65,438+060 acres (65,438+0 acres =0.40 hectares) after swearing that the land was acquired for reclamation purposes and paying a fee of $65,438+00. The Homestead Law also stipulates a discount clause, that is, if the registered person applies for priority purchase, he can buy it at the price of $65,438 +0.25 per acre after six months. This clause was later used by land speculators. According to statistics, according to the Homestead Law and its supplementary laws, the federal government granted 250 million acres of land to immigrants with 1950.

Emancipation Manifesto I, President abraham lincoln of the United States, at this moment when the American government and its authority were opposed by armed rebellion, authorized by American Commander-in-Chief Lu Haijun, took appropriate and necessary military measures to eliminate the above rebellion. 1863 1 month 1 day, that is, the last declaration for this purpose was issued 100, and I officially announced and determined that the following States, inland areas and their people rebelled against the US government. Namely, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except "San Bernardo, Paracummings, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Adelson, Ascension Island, Triben, Lafarge, St. Mary, St. Martin and Orleans, New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia (except designated as West) Outside the 48 counties of Northampton, Elizabeth, York, Angongzhu and Norfolk (including Norfolk and Portsmouth), according to the above purpose and my power, I officially order and declare that all people who are slaves in the above-mentioned States and inland areas will be free from now on. Enjoy freedom forever. The United States Government, including its Lu Haijun authorities, recognizes and guarantees the freedom of the above-mentioned persons.

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