The Southern Homestead Act: Encouraging African American Migration to Florida

        After the end of the Civil War, Congress under the control of the Republican Party sought to offer in" rel="nofollow">incentives for freed slaves to settler in" rel="nofollow">in portions of the South. The Southern Homestead Act of 1866 offered public lands at an affordable price to anyone who was willin" rel="nofollow">ing to migrate. Florida was one portion of the South to gain" rel="nofollow">in a number of migrant groups in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing former slaves from South Carolin" rel="nofollow">ina and along the eastern Atlantic seaboard. In your paper, examin" rel="nofollow">ine this program of the Radical Republicans and determin" rel="nofollow">ine whether this plan was a success or failure and why.Explain" rel="nofollow">in your argument usin" rel="nofollow">ing evidence drawn from the sources.