Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
public domain lands
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
May 20, 1862
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:excludes |
Confederate states during Civil War
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Free_Soil_movement
|
| gptkbp:landDistributed |
over 270 million acres
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:numberOfClaims |
over 1.6 million
|
| gptkbp:provides |
160 acres of public land
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
encourage Western migration
|
| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act
gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act gptkb:Desert_Land_Act |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Homestead_National_Monument_of_America
|
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act
1976 |
| gptkbp:requires |
five years of residence
improvement of land |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
January 1, 1863
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Homestead Act
|