Abraham Lincoln and the Transcontinental Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Thread
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Abraham Lincoln and the Transcontinental Railroad
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| gptkbp:impact |
Boosted economic growth
Connected eastern and western United States Facilitated westward expansion |
| gptkbp:mainEvent |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1862
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| gptkbp:presidentialAction |
Signed Pacific Railway Act
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| gptkbp:significance |
Enabled construction of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States
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| gptkbp:year |
1862
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad_Museum
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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