简论美国土地处理制度中的救济法案

The Relief Acts in American Land Disposing System

救济法案在美国土地制度史上占有十分重要的地位。它为处于困境中的拓荒者提供了及时的帮助 ,稳定了拓荒队伍 ,促进了西部的快速开发。救济立法同时也反映出不同土地处理思想、不同政治利益集团和不同区域之间激烈的政治经济思想斗争。救济法案乃是在西部强大压力下制订的。

Relief Acts occupied a very important place in the history of American land system. It provided timely aid to the poor pioneer farmers, and promoted the development of the west. The relief legislation reflected the fierce political, economic and ideological struggle among various land disposing schools, political interest groups and different areas of the country. The relief acts were made under the great pressure of the west. The evolution of relief legislation mirrored the course of American land system that was becoming more and more democratic.