Homestead Act (United States)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo	public domain lands
gptkbp:category	gptkb:United_States_federal_public_land_legislation 1862 in American law History of United States expansionism
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:dateEnacted	May 20, 1862
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Homestead Act (United States)
gptkbp:influenced	settlement of the American West
gptkbp:landDistributed	over 270 million acres
gptkbp:numberOfClaims	over 1.6 million
gptkbp:provides	160 acres of public land
gptkbp:purpose	encourage Western migration
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act Enlarged Homestead Act Kinkaid 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:Dominion_Lands_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7