The Homestead Act Turns 157

To learn more about the Homestead Act and westward expansion, try the following resources:​

• Homestead Act (Library of Congress Collection)
• How the Homestead Act Transformed America (Smithsonian Magazine)
• New Perspectives on the West (PBS)
• Westward Expansion (BrainPOP)
• Westward Expansion: Encounters at a Cultural Crossroads (Library of Congress)

All of my posts on topics related to the American West can be found here.