What was the name of rhe law in which the goverment gave a 1600 acre farm to anyone willing to work on and improve the land

The Homestead Act (1862) was the name of the law in which the government gave a 1600 acre farm to anyone willing to work on and improve the land. According to the Homestead Act, the land was given almost free of cost and the only thing the person had to do was develop the land for farming and build a house.