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A land grant is a gift of real estate
Real estate

Real estate is a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location. - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a reward
Reward

A reward may refer to:*Bounty , a reward, often money, offered as an incentive*Reward website, a website that offers rewards for performing tasks...
 for services to an individual, especially as rewards for military service
Military service

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 draft ....
. 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.

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Military history of ancient Rome

From its origin as a city-state in History of Italy during Roman times in 9th century BC, the rise as an Roman Empire covering much of Eurasia and North Africa and fall in the 5th century AD of Ancient Rome was often closely entwined with its military history....
 were given rewards at the end of their service including cash or land (praemia).






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A land grant is a gift of real estate
Real estate

Real estate is a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location. - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a reward
Reward

A reward may refer to:*Bounty , a reward, often money, offered as an incentive*Reward website, a website that offers rewards for performing tasks...
 for services to an individual, especially as rewards for military service
Military service

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 draft ....
. 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.

Ancient Rome

Roman soldiers
Military history of ancient Rome

From its origin as a city-state in History of Italy during Roman times in 9th century BC, the rise as an Roman Empire covering much of Eurasia and North Africa and fall in the 5th century AD of Ancient Rome was often closely entwined with its military history....
 were given rewards at the end of their service including cash or land (praemia). Augustus fixed the amount in AD 5 at 3000 denarii
Denarius

The ancient Roman currency system included the 'denarius' after 211 BC, a small silver coin, and it was the most common coin produced for circulation but was slowly Debasement until its replacement by the antoninianus....
 and by the time of Caracalla
Caracalla

Caracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 – 217....
 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
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
.

Males were allowed , plus if they were married, and additional per child. Instructions were issued on 20 August, 1789 that non-commissioned Marine Officers were to be entitled to additional and privates to additional.

Governor Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie

Major-General Lachlan Macquarie Order of the Bath , was a British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of that colony....
 canceled land grants issued during the Rum Rebellion
Rum Rebellion

The Rum Rebellion, also known as the Rum Puncheon Rebellion, of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia recorded history....
 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
Thomas Brisbane

Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, Royal Guelphic Order, Order of the Bath was a British soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer....
 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
Land grants in the Swan River Colony

The Swan River Colony, established in June 1829, was the only United Kingdom colony in Australia established on the basis of land grants to settlers....
, and in Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The the Netherlands explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to explore Tasmania....
 from 1803.

Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 

  • See Canadian Pacific Railway
    Canadian Pacific Railway

    The Canadian Pacific Railway , known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canada Class I railroad operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited....


Colonial America
Colonial America

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 colonization of the Americas to the time of independence from Europe, and especially to the history of the thirteen colonies which declared themselves independent in 1776....

In the New World
New World

The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth, specifically the Americas and Australasia. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa ....
, starting in the 16th century, land grants were given for the purpose of establishing settlements
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
, missions, and farm
Farm

A farm is an area of land, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibers and, increasingly, fuel....
s. Countries granting land included Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Britain.

Under colonial law, a patentee had to improve the land. Under this doctrine of planting and seating, the patentee was required to cultivate 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
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 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
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. 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
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
 persist to this day.

During the 19th century, four out of the five transcontinental railroad
Transcontinental railroad

A Transcontinental Railroad is a railroad that crosses a continent from "coast-to-coast". Railroad terminal are at or connected to different oceans....
s in the United States were built using land grant incentives.

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

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See also

  • Land patent
    Land patent

    A land patent is evidence of right, Title , and/or interest to a wikt:tract of land, usually granted by a central government, Federal government, or state government to an individual or private company....
  • Land-grant university
    Land-grant university

    Land-grant universities are institutions of higher education in the United States that have been designated by each state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
  • Sea-grant college
    Sea grant colleges

    The sea grant colleges are a group of 30 United States universities that are involved in the National Sea Grant College Program. Members of the program are involved in scientific research, education, training, and extension projects geared toward the conservation and practical use of U.S....
  • Space-grant college
    Space grant colleges

    The space-grant colleges compose a network of 52 consortium, based at university across the United States, for space-related research. Each consortium is based in one of the U.S....
  • Atrisco Land Grant
    Atrisco Land Grant

    The Atrisco Land Grant is one of the few remaining land grants left in the United States and has an over 400 year history. Atrisco was established as part of the Spanish monarchy's New World expansion called "The Viceroyalty of New Spain" in what was called The Kingdom of New Mexico....
  • United States Court of Private Land Claims
    United States Court of Private Land Claims

    The United States Court of Private Land Claims , was a United States court created to decide land claims guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in the territories of New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, and in the states of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming....
  • Military Tract of 1812
    Military Tract of 1812

    In May 1812, an act of United States Congress was passed which set aside bounty lands as payment to volunteer soldiers for the War against the British ....
  • Mexican land grants in Arizona
    Mexican period of Arizona

    In 1821, Mexico won its Mexican War of Independence from Spain after a decade of war. The revolution had destroyed the colonial silver mining industry and had bankrupted the national treasury....