The United States: An Experiment in DemocracyHarper, 1920 - 332 páginas |
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... acres . From Texas , which , having won its inde- pendence from Mexico , became a state in the Union in 1837 , the federal government , in 1850 , purchased 61,892,480 acres at a cost of twenty cents per acre ; and in 1883 it purchased ...
... acres . From Texas , which , having won its inde- pendence from Mexico , became a state in the Union in 1837 , the federal government , in 1850 , purchased 61,892,480 acres at a cost of twenty cents per acre ; and in 1883 it purchased ...
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... acre and permitted the sale of land to individuals in lots as small as 320 acres in some regions , and 640 acres in others . During the next twenty years about twenty million acres of land were sold under the terms of this act . But the ...
... acre and permitted the sale of land to individuals in lots as small as 320 acres in some regions , and 640 acres in others . During the next twenty years about twenty million acres of land were sold under the terms of this act . But the ...
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... acres had been disposed of , in various ways , at an average price of about 36 cents an acre . Ac- cording to the ... acres . Of this amount , 276 , - 558,218 acres were sold for cash ; 96,495,030 acres were granted under the terms of ...
... acres had been disposed of , in various ways , at an average price of about 36 cents an acre . Ac- cording to the ... acres . Of this amount , 276 , - 558,218 acres were sold for cash ; 96,495,030 acres were granted under the terms of ...
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