Due to the fact that all American west lands are undeveloped primeval wasteland, a completely unified mass, so the first step in disposing the land is to survey and carved it up.

• 美国土地制度的核心是西部国有土地的私有化问题。通过私有化，实现土地的开发和国家的财政收入。私有化的手段主要有出售和免费赠予。