Complex sentence: In 1833, the Federal government established the Bureau of Pensions which made small cash payments to veterans; the low numbers of the veteran population and the more attractive the offer of free land kept the pension system relatively small unit after the Civil War.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1833, the Federal government established the Bureau of Pensions, which made small cash payments to veterans. The low numbers of the veteran population and the more attractive the offer of free land kept the pension system relatively small unit after the Civil War.