Homesteading
Broadly, homesteading is a lifestyle of agrarian self-sufficiency.
In the United States, the Homestead Act (1862) allowed anyone to claim up to 160 acres (647,000 m²) of land. After clearing and working the land for five years, the homesteader would receive title to the land from the government. In this sense, homesteading was a means of obtaining land, and was the most important and prevalent means of settlement in the late 19th century.
See also homestead principle.
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