Land Redistribution

Definition

Land redistribution refers to the process of redistributing or divvying up land among a population, typically for social or economic reasons. It involves taking land from one group and giving it to another group in order to address inequalities or achieve certain goals.

Related terms

Sharecropping: Sharecropping was an agricultural system after the Civil War where former slaves were given small plots of land but had to give a portion of their crops as rent to landowners.

Homestead Act: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted free land in the West to anyone willing to settle on and improve it, encouraging westward expansion.

Reconstruction Acts: The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 allowed for the division of Confederate states into military districts and called for the redistribution of confiscated lands among freedmen.