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  2. Jewish land purchase in Palestine - Wikipedia

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    Of the land that the Jews bought, 52.6% were bought from non-Palestinian landowners, 24.6% from Palestinian landowners, 13.4% from government, churches, and foreign companies, and only 9.4% from fellaheen (farmers). [18] On 31 December 1944, out of 1,732.63 dunums [citation needed] of land owned in Palestine by large Jewish Corporations and ...

  3. Real property - Wikipedia

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    In English common law, real property, real estate, immovable property or, solely in the US and Canada, realty, refers to parcels of land and any associated structures which are the property of a person. In order for a structure (also called an improvement or fixture) to be considered part of the real property, it must be integrated with or ...

  4. Swampland in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Swampland in Florida. A freshwater swamp in Florida. Swampland in Florida is a figure of speech referring to real estate scams in which a seller misrepresents unusable swampland as developable property. These types of unseen property scams became widely known in the United States in the 20th century, and the phrase is often used metaphorically ...

  5. Railroad land grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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    At issue was the wisdom and fairness of giving land to railroads, as well as the resulting land speculation that made land more expensive for farmers. The government's intention was to promote railroad construction, which would in turn give military protection to the West Coast, facilitate cross-country movement of goods and passengers ...

  6. Morrill Land-Grant Acts - Wikipedia

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    51–841, 26 Stat. 417, enacted August 30, 1890. The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession, or seizure.

  7. Land Ordinance of 1785 - Wikipedia

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    The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. Congress at the time did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation, so land sales provided an important revenue stream.

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