The Homestead Act | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray visits old sod-houses built during the Homestead Act. The scheme encouraged families to grow crops off the Plains with land given to them by the government.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 6'59''
- Broadcast year: 2014
Curriculum Connection
- History | America, 1713-1975 | Development of the plains, c1862-c1876 | The development of settlement in the West
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Licence: ERA Licence required
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Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
- Episode: Great Plains
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