Donation Land Claim Act
STATUTE TO PROMOTE HOMESTEADING IN THE OREGON TERRITORY
Donation Land Act; Land Donation Act; Donation Land Claim Act of 1850; Donation land claim; Donation Land Claim
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act,Ch 76– was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon Territory. It followed the Distribution-Preemption Act 1841.