Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Homestead_Act
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
public domain lands
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:12_Stat._392
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1862-05-20
|
| gptkbp:effect |
granted 160 acres of public land to settlers
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:excludes |
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Texas gptkb:Vermont states of the original 13 colonies |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
encouraged westward expansion
influenced settlement of the American West |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide public land to settlers
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act_of_1976
1976 |
| gptkbp:requires |
settlers must improve the land
settlers must reside on the land for five years |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves_1807_(US)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Act of May 20, 1862
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