许多开拓者在政府的土地法案下获得了免费土地，并开始建立自己的农场。

Many ___homesteaders acquired free land under the government act and started building their own farms.

这对夫妇成为了现代自耕农，在森林里建造木屋并自己发电。

The couple became modern ___homesteaders, building a log cabin in the woods and generating their own electricity.