Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:General_Land_Office
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| gptkbp:allowedPurchaseOf |
up to 640 acres of land
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
Desert Land Act Amendments
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
arid lands in the western United States
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| gptkbp:buyIn |
applicant must irrigate and improve the land
applicant must pay $1.25 per acre |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:19_Stat._377
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
March 3, 1877
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| gptkbp:effect |
increased settlement in western United States
led to fraudulent land claims |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Desert Land Act of 1877
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| gptkbp:purpose |
encourage development of arid and semi-arid public lands in the western United States
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act gptkb:Preemption_Act_of_1841 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_federal_public_land_legislation
gptkb:Federal_Desert_Land_Act_of_1894 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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