He signed the first of the homestead acts, allowing poor people to obtain land

In the top 3 of significant major accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln is he signed the first of homestead acts, allowing poor people to obtain land. During Lincoln's presidency, the Homestead Act of 1862 was approved. It provided the applicant with land at a low or free cost. Anyone who was 21 years old or older, or the head of a family, who had never taken up weapons against the United States government (including freed slaves and women) might apply for a federal land grant. The occupier has to live on the property for five years and show proof of renovations.

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed this act, and the government began to distribute small plots of land to farmers. They have to be at least 21 years old and the family's head. The homesteaders were also obligated to build a house on that property and try their luck with farming. If the homesteader proved his farming successful, after five years, he would receive a deed making him the owner of the land after paying a fee, and if not successful, he had to return the land to the government. Many people saw the Homestead Act as a chance for a better life!