Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:General_Land_Office
|
| gptkbp:allowedAcquisitionOf |
up to 640 acres
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
western United States
arid public lands |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1877
|
| gptkbp:effect |
influenced western settlement
led to land speculation |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Desert Land Act
|
| gptkbp:priceRange |
$1.25 per acre
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
encourage development of arid land in the western United States
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act |
| gptkbp:requires |
irrigation of land within three years
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|