Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:allows |
land ownership for settlers
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
various acts over the years
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:American_frontier
|
| gptkbp:benefits |
gptkb:farmers
|
| gptkbp:created |
opportunities for land ownership
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
May 20, 1862
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
immigration to the West
|
| gptkbp:excludes |
certain groups
|
| gptkbp:given_for |
160 acres of public land
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Homestead Act of 1862
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased settlement in the West
|
| gptkbp:included |
single women
|
| gptkbp:increased |
population in the West
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
American culture
subsequent land laws |
| gptkbp:inspired |
similar legislation in other countries
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
poor families
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the Great Plains
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:folklore
historical commemorations |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
gptkb:activists
Native American land rights legal disputes over land claims |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
displacement of Native Americans
inequitable distribution of land |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_records
government publications historical archives |
| gptkbp:is_examined_in |
gptkb:academic_research
gptkb:documentaries historical studies |
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
railroad expansion
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the rise of the middle class
the expansion of railroads |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
southern landowners
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
local governments
land speculators government advertisements |
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
head of household
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
environmental changes
town development development of agriculture increased agricultural production |
| gptkbp:promoted |
self-sufficiency
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
encourage westward expansion
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1976
|
| gptkbp:requires |
five years of residence
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
land disputes
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:used_for |
a model for future land policies
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:the_Industrial_Revolution
economic conditions of the time the economic needs of the nation |
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
post-Civil War policies land reform efforts the narrative of American history the American Dream narrative the land grant system the westward migration movement |
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
abolitionists
various political groups settlers seeking land |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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