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(b) Because Southern interests opposed any free land deals, Buchanan vetoed a weakened version of this bill in 1860. In 1862 Lincoln took advantage of the absence of Southern votes to pass this law granting 160 acres to qualified individuals for a small filing fee and a pledge to reside there for 5 years. ................
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