HISTORY 3W03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: American Exceptionalism, Clifford Sifton, Dominion Lands Act
12 Dec 2020
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Lecture: women and the expansion of settler society. Idea of manifest destiny : first used in 1845 by nyc journalist, john louis o"sullivan. In the context of the annexation of the republic of texas to the american union: manifest destiny represented a larger ideology characterized by the mission of. Allowed any adult citizens (or intended citizens) who never bore arms against the us gov"t to claim 160 acres of surveyed gov"t land land to be improved through construction, dwelling, cultivation. After 5 years of residency, the original claimant was entitled to the property by a small fee. Title could also be acquired earlier if the claimant made some minor improvements and paid the gov"t . 25 per acre: canada dominion lands act (1872) Federal law that provided legal authority of the crown to grant land to individuals. Single men over 18 were encouraged to make an entry on 160-acre homestead.
