Armed Occupation Act
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armed-occupation-act-194-15174883
title:
Armed Occupation Act
text:
The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 (5 Stat. 502) was passed as an incentive to grow the population of Florida. The Act granted 160 acres (0.6 km2) of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South
(an east–west line about three miles north of Palatka and about ten miles south of Newnansville) to any head of a family as long he satisfied the following conditions: be a white male resident of Florida and not having 160 acres (0.6 km2) of land in Florida when asking for t
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1842 act granting land to Florida settlers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Occupation_Act
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2023-07-05T22:15:58Z
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