Alaska Statehood Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Alaska_Statehood_Act_Amendments_of_1960
gptkbp:contains provisions for education
provisions for civil rights
provisions for land grants
gptkbp:contributedTo Alaska's_population_growth
gptkbp:effectiveDate January 3, 1959
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
Alaska_voters
gptkbp:encouraged migration_to_Alaska
gptkbp:established Alaska's_state_constitution
Alaska's_state_government
gptkbp:facilitates federal funding for infrastructure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alaska Statehood Act
gptkbp:impact Increased_representation_in_Congress_for_Alaska
gptkbp:influenced Alaska's_natural_resource_management
gptkbp:influencedBy post-World_War_II_politics
gptkbp:inspiration future statehood movements
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor Alaska_residents
gptkbp:isChallengedBy some labor unions
gptkbp:isCitedIn Congressional hearings
legal cases regarding statehood.
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy due to racial and economic issues
gptkbp:isPartOf American_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn historical texts
gptkbp:isStudiedIn political science courses
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor gptkb:Alaska_Statehood_Day
gptkbp:ledTo Alaska's_representation_in_the_House_of_Representatives
Alaska's_entry_into_the_Union
Alaska's_participation_in_national_elections
Alaska's_representation_in_the_Senate
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hawaii_Admission_Act
gptkbp:opposedBy some_southern_Democrats
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Territory_of_Alaska
gptkbp:promoted economic_development_in_Alaska
gptkbp:purpose To_admit_Alaska_as_the_49th_state_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:recognizes Alaska's_cultural_diversity
Alaska's_indigenous_rights
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Alaska
statehood movement
gptkbp:signature President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:significance Marked the transition from territory to statehood
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Alaska
gptkbp:supported statehood for other territories
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Republicans
gptkb:Alaska_statehood_advocates
gptkbp:wasPartOf Cold_War_politics
Alaska's_congressional_delegation
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy President_Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:yearEstablished July 7, 1958