Download Homestead Act Political Cartoon Pics. What is the purpose of this act? Gives public land to people in the west.

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The homestead act of 1862 was a federal law promoting westward expansion by allotting 160 acres of free public land to individual settlers. In 1852 a political group called the free soil party, demanded free homesteads for the people. Political cartooning relies heavily upon the use of caricature and simple visual images which are instantly recognizable to readers, with various visual symbols standing in for complex political concepts.

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This political cartoon combines a famous moment in american literature (tom sawyer tricking other kids into whitewashing a fence for him) with the concept of trump & pence's call for a return to the good ol' days of racial discrimination and building a border wall (here, whitewashing refers to racism). This political cartoon combines a famous moment in american literature (tom sawyer tricking other kids into whitewashing a fence for him) with the concept of trump & pence's call for a return to the good ol' days of racial discrimination and building a border wall (here, whitewashing refers to racism). The homestead act accelerated settlement of western lands in the united states. The homestead act passed congress in 1862, providing land for thousands of americans, has been called the most important act for the welfare of the people.