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Various laws provided for the distribution of unclaimed land in the public domain: | Various laws provided for the distribution of unclaimed land in the public domain: | ||
The pre-emption law, passed by Congress in 1841, applied to New Mexico when it became a territory. Under this law, a head of a family (including a widow) could stake a claim and buy it from the government. | *The pre-emption law, passed by Congress in 1841, applied to New Mexico when it became a territory. Under this law, a head of a family (including a widow) could stake a claim and buy it from the government. | ||
The Donation Act of 1854 granted free land to settlers. Persons claiming Spanish or Mexican land grants were not eligible. | *The Donation Act of 1854 granted free land to settlers. Persons claiming Spanish or Mexican land grants were not eligible. | ||
The Homestead Act of 1862 gave free land to settlers who lived on the land for five years or who purchased it within six months of filing a claim for it. | *The Homestead Act of 1862 gave free land to settlers who lived on the land for five years or who purchased it within six months of filing a claim for it. | ||
Land was also available through timber-culture grants, soldiers' and sailors' homesteads, mining grants, coal grants, desert grants, railroad grants and education grants. | Land was also available through timber-culture grants, soldiers' and sailors' homesteads, mining grants, coal grants, desert grants, railroad grants and education grants. | ||