Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:law |
| gptkbp:allows |
land ownership for settlers
preemption rights land claims to be filed the acquisition of land without purchase |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:multiple_times
subsequent legislation |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
the American frontier
|
| gptkbp:benefits |
gptkb:farmers
|
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
various historical sites
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
the growth of the agricultural economy
the displacement of Native Americans |
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
May 20, 1862
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
May 20, 1862 |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
agricultural development
immigration to the United States self-sufficiency among settlers |
| gptkbp:founded_in |
homesteads
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Homestead Act
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
land policy in the United States
|
| gptkbp:inspired |
similar laws in other countries
|
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the American Dream
the settlement of the Great Plains |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
conflict over land rights
conflict between settlers and Native Americans |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
historical research
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
encouraging settlement in the West
|
| gptkbp:is_applied_in |
public lands
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:the_Gilded_Age
the concept of self-sufficiency |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
land speculators
in the courts |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
favoring certain demographics
its impact on Native American lands |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
contemporary politics
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
encourage family farming
|
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
American history classes
|
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
land ownership for the poor
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
various states
the Pacific Railway Act by the General Land Office |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the establishment of schools and churches
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:the_Republican_Party
land reform advocates |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
literature and media
|
| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
the establishment of national parks
African American settlers the development of the Midwest the establishment of the Great Plains women's rights in land ownership immigrants seeking land |
| gptkbp:landmark |
in American history
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased migration to the West
the establishment of towns creation of farms and ranches |
| gptkbp:legacy |
American land policy
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
land distribution
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
shaped American history.
|
| gptkbp:model |
subsequent land policies
|
| gptkbp:narrative |
American exceptionalism
|
| gptkbp:provided |
160 acres of public land
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote westward expansion
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1976
|
| gptkbp:requires |
applicants to be U. S. citizens or intend to become citizens
applicants to be at least 21 years old applicants to improve the land five years of continuous residence |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
settlement of the American West
the establishment of new communities |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln |
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
the development of rural infrastructure
economic growth in rural areas |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
gptkb:the_Dust_Bowl
the expansion of the United States the expansion of railroads the economic development of the West the rise of the agrarian economy |
| gptkbp:was_a_legal_mechanism_for |
land acquisition by settlers
|
| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
the New Deal policies
modern land grants |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:the_Civil_War
the need for agricultural land land speculation issues overcrowding in Eastern cities the economic conditions of the 19th century |
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the Free Soil Movement
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the American Dream narrative
the Reconstruction Era policies the land reform movement the larger context of Manifest Destiny the land grant system the larger context of the American frontier |
| gptkbp:was_part_of_the_broader_movement_of |
gptkb:land_reform
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of_the_policy_of |
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
|
| gptkbp:was_seen_as_a_solution_to |
urban overcrowding
|
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
various political groups
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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