Freeman Act

The Freeman Act is a piece of legislation passed cooperatively by all governments on Earth (Sol III) in 2281 that created a lottery system to grant land and mineral rights to potential colonists of the [Croshaw system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0qanKAEJwp-crowshaw-system). Revenue generated from the lottery was used to fund ongoing [terraforming](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3qgj8vjnj-terraforming) efforts. Winners of the lottery were granted one-way tickets to the system, eligible for use once the terraformation of [Croshaw II](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0QlxqwG14Q-angeli-croshaw-ii) was completed. The success of this program convinced the governments of Earth to form a new one-world government called the [United Nations of Earth (UNE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R4ZQpY83oO-united-nations-of-earth) in 2380.