Armed Occupation Act
The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 () was passed as an incentive to populate Florida. The Act granted 160 acres (0.6 km) of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South (an east–west line about three miles (5 km) north of Palatka and about ten miles (16 km) south of Newnansville) to any head of a family as long he satisfied the following conditions: The total land to be granted should not be more than 200,000 acres (800 km) under the act.