During the 1800's, the government gave free land to people who settled in the West. The government did this so settlers would move West. Free land gave reason for people to move, and raise families and live on the land they came upon onto.There was a problem with this though. Major businesses would send scouts, to scout the land. They would find the best land suitible to settle on. Then, after this free land giveout stopped, the businesses could sell the land the people that wanted to settle there. There was many greedy people, and soon the government was more strict on the policy.
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