Everything about Land Grants totally explained
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. 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.
Ancient Rome
Roman soldiers were given rewards at the end of their service including cash or land (
praemia).
Augustus fixed the amount in AD 5 at 3000 denarii and by the time of
Caracalla it had risen to 5000 denarii.
Australia
Starting from 1788, the British crown granted land to released convicts in the colony of
New South Wales.
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.
Governor Macquarie canceled land grants issued during the
Rum Rebellion 1808-09, although some were later renewed.
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. Eventually, on
9 January 1831,
Viscount Goderich commanded that all land was to be sold at public auction.
There were also significant
land grants in the Swan River Colony, and in
Van Diemen's Land from 1803.
In the
New World, starting in the 16th century, land grants were given for the purpose of establishing
settlements, missions, and
farms.
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."
United States
Starting with the
American Revolutionary War,
United States veterans often received land grants in lieu of other remuneration.
Between 1783 and 1821, Spain offered land grants to anyone who settled in their colony of
Florida. 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.
During the 19th century, four out of the five
transcontinental railroads in the United States were built using land grant incentives.
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