Who is excluded from the Homestead Act and why?

Confederates, to ensure that the support for the confederates were reduced.

Explanation:

The Homestead Act was created in 1862 to provide both Adult citizens or intended adult citizens who never rise to fight against the government with 160 acres of land.

Since the confederates forces rose against the government during the civil war in 1861, they're excluded from this act.

This made a lot of southern people lost support for the confederates and choose to sided with the union in order to obtain some pieces of those lands.

Aoulef (Algeria)
Aoulef is a small town in the country of Algeria. The country itself is dry in its climatic conditions. The town is again covered all around with miles of deserts. The hot winds from the surrounding deserts make it a hot and driest place in the country. Although, the presence of palm trees in the town provide a refuge from the scorching heat of the deserts to the travellers and inhabitants. The place receives very less rainfall of about 12.19 mm per annum.