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A land grant is a gift of real estate - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially as rewards for military service. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Military service in its simplest sense is service by an individual or group in an Army or other military organization whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary Grants of land are also awarded to individuals and companies as incentives to develop unused land in relatively unpopulated countries.

The process of awarding land grants are not limited to the countries named below, and has been used in most countries around the world.

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Ancient Rome

Roman soldiers were given rewards at the end of their service including cash or land (praemia). History See Structural history of the Roman military The branches of the Roman military at the highest level were the Augustus fixed the amount in AD 5 at 3000 denarii and by the time of Caracalla it had risen to 5000 denarii. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Caracalla ( April 4 188 &ndash April 8, 217) born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later [1]

Australia

Starting from 1788, the British crown granted land to released convicts in the colony of New South Wales. [2]

Males were allowed 30 acres, plus 20 acres if they were married, and 10 additional acres per child. Instructions were issued on 20 August 1789 that non-commissioned Marine Officers were to be entitled to 100 additional acres and privates to 50 additional acres. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine

Governor Macquarie canceled land grants issued during the Rum Rebellion 1808-09, although some were later renewed. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824 Scottish Gaelic spelling Lachlan MacGuaire) British military officer The Rum Rebellion, also known as the Rum Puncheon Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's recorded history

Land grants started to be phased out when private tendering was introduced, and stricter limits were placed on grants without purchase. The instructions to Governor Brisbane were issued on 17 July 1825. Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB ( July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860) soldier Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Eventually, on 9 January 1831, Viscount Goderich commanded that all land was to be sold at public auction. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Marquess of Ripon was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

There were also significant land grants in the Swan River Colony, and in Van Diemen's Land from 1803. The Swan River Colony, established in June 1829, was the only British Colony in Australia established on the basis of land grants Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia.

Canada

Colonial America

In the New World, starting in the 16th century, land grants were given for the purpose of establishing settlements, missions, and farms. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Pacific Railway ( The term colonial history of the United States refers to the history of the land that would become the United States from the start of European settlement to the time of independence The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock

Under colonial law, a patentee had to improve the land. Under this doctrine of planting and seating, the patentee "was required to cultivate an acre of land and build a small house on the property, otherwise the patent would revert to the government. "[3][4]

United States

Starting with the American Revolutionary War, United States veterans often received land grants in lieu of other remuneration. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Between 1783 and 1821, Spain offered land grants to anyone who settled in their colony of Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the When that colony was transferred to the United States, the resulting treaty agreed to honor all valid land grants. As a result, years of litigation ensued over the validity of many of the Spanish Land Grants.

Controversy over community land grant claims in New Mexico persist to this day. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. [5]

During the 19th century, four out of the five transcontinental railroads in the United States were built using land grant incentives. Transcontinental Railroad is a Railroad that crosses a Continent from "coast-to-coast"

Since the conclusion of the Spanish-American war, there has not been a legitimate use of Land Grants. [6]

Notes

  1. ^ The Roman Army
  2. ^ State Records NSW, citing Historical Records of Australia 1. 1. 14, 1. 1. 124-8, 1. 7. 268, 1. 12. 107-125, 1. 16. 22.
  3. ^ Roots web
  4. ^ Squirrel-jumper web site
  5. ^ Treaty of Guadalpe Hidalgo: Findings and Possible Options Regarding Longstanding Community Land Grant Claims in New Mexico. General Accounting Office. Retrieved on 05 June 2008. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  6. ^ [1], California Department of Justice: Office of the Attorney General, May 22, 2008

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See also

Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are institutions of higher education in the United States that have The sea grant colleges are a group of 30 US universities that are involved in the National Sea Grant College Program. The space-grant colleges compose a network of 52 consortia, based at universities across the United States, for Space -related research The Atrisco Land Grant once known as El Pueblo de Atrisco is one of the few remaining Land grants left in the United States and has an over 400 year history The United States Court of Private Land Claims (1891-1904 was a United States court created to decide land claims guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, In May 1812 an act of Congress was passed which set aside bounty lands as payment to volunteer soldiers for the War against the British ( War of 1812) In 1821 Mexico won its independence from Spain after a decade of war
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