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The Homestead Acts, by which Americans could be granted a parcel of otherwise unclaimed federal land after fulfilling certain conditions, were not repealed until 1976. What was the process like for claiming land under the Homestead Act in the 1970s, and why didn't more people take advantage of it?

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The Homestead Acts, by which Americans could be granted a parcel of otherwise unclaimed federal land after fulfilling certain conditions, were not repealed until 1976. What was the process like for claiming land under the Homestead Act in the 1970s, and why didn't more people take advantage of it?	2655