Preemption (land)
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Preemption (land)
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Preemption was a term used in the nineteenth century to refer to a settler's right to purchase public land at a federally set minimum price; it was a right of first refusal. Usually this was conferred to male heads of households who developed the property into a farm. If he was a citizen or was taking steps to become one and he and his family developed the land he had the right to then buy that land for the minimum price. Land was otherwise sold through auction, typically at a price too high for
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2022-01-17T18:54:53Z
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