DONATION LANDS
\də͡ʊnˈe͡ɪʃən lˈandz], \dəʊnˈeɪʃən lˈandz], \d_əʊ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n l_ˈa_n_d_z]\
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August 4, 1842, Congress passed a donation act for the Territory of East Florida. Persons who could bear arms were allowed one quarter section of land upon which to settle. September 27, 1850, a donation act was passed for Oregon, granting settlers from 160 to 640 acres.
By John Franklin Jameson
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