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Land Acts that defined the United States
Land Acts defined and dictated everything from our Constitution to our migration and settlement
Between the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the first shots at Ft. Sumter in 1861, there were a large variety of land acts that governed public domain lands. Understanding these acts and how each supersedes the last or effects different areas will give insight to why land records are written as they are and how they dictated migration across the United States.
In this presentation, I will discuss the following fourteen Land Acts that influenced our American ancestry:
Bounty Land Legislation – 16 Sep 1776
Land Ordinance of 1784 – 23 Apr 1784
Land Ordinance of 1785 - 20 May 1785
Northwest Ordinance – 13 Jul 1787
Harrison act of 1800 – 10 May 1800
Preemption act of 1801 – 3 Mar 1801
Preemption act of 1807 – 3 Mar 1807
Intrusion Act of 1807 – 3 Mar 1807
Illinois Preemption Act - 5 February 1813
Land act of 1820 – 24 Apr 1820
Preemption Act of 1841 - 4 Sep 1841
Donation Land Act – 27 Sep 1850
Bounty Land Act of 1855 – 3 Mar 1855
Homestead Act - 20 May 1862
