Homestead Act

homestead-act的词性：
n.（名词）

1. An act passed by Congress in 1862 promising ownership of a 160-acre tract of public land to a citizen or head of a family who had resided on and cultivated the land for five years after the initial claim.
宅地法：国会于1862年通过一法案，规定任何一公民或户主在160英亩的公共土地上定居并耕种五年后，即可获得对该土地的所有权