*i do need this in 25 minutes!!* take on the role of a person who went west and became a homesteader, a farmer that took advantage of the Homestead Act and received 160- acres of free land from the government. Write an informative letter to your family describing what life in like in the west and encourage or discourage others to follow with support and elaboration.

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Explanation:

On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman, a Union Army scout, was scheduled to leave Gage County, Nebraska Territory, to report for duty in St. Louis. ... In doing so, Freeman became one of the first to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Homestead Act, a law signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862

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