the Homestead Act
/ðə ˈhəʊmsted ækt/
/ðə ˈhəʊmsted ækt/
- a law passed by the US Congress in 1862. It gave 160 acres /65 hectares of government land in the west to anyone who would agree to live on it for five years. A small payment was required. A person who received this land was called a homesteader.
《宅基法》（Homestead Act）：美国国会1862年通过的一项法律。该法案将同意将西部土地上的160英亩/ 65公顷土地提供给任何愿意在该土地上居住5年的人。需要少量付款。一个领有这块土地的人被称为宅基地。