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The '''Donation Land Claim Act''' was legislation that encouraged pioneers to settle in the [[Oregon Territory]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]] by providing them with free tracts of land. The original act ran from 1850 to 1855.
The '''Donation Land Claim Act''' was legislation that encouraged pioneers to settle in the [[Oregon Territory]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]] by providing them with "free" (read: stolen from Indians) tracts of land. The original act ran from 1850 to 1855.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 20:29, 26 June 2013

The Donation Land Claim Act was legislation that encouraged pioneers to settle in the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest by providing them with "free" (read: stolen from Indians) tracts of land. The original act ran from 1850 to 1855.

See Also