After the South seceded, Congress passed several measures previously blocked by southern opposition, including the ________ Act.

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The Homestead Act, passed in 1862, allowed any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. This was one of the measures that could be passed after the Southern states seceded from the Union, as their representatives were no longer in Congress to block such legislation.

After the South Seceded, Congress Passed Several Measures Previously Blocked