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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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public domain lands
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gptkbp:benefit
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adult citizens or intended citizens
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:12_Stat._392
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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May 20, 1862
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:excludes
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Confederate soldiers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Homestead Act of 1862
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gptkbp:influenced
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settlement of the American West
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gptkbp:landDistributed
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over 270 million acres
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:numberOfClaims
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over 1.6 million
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gptkbp:provides
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160 acres of public land
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gptkbp:purpose
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encourage Western migration
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Homestead_National_Monument_of_America
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act_of_1976
1976
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gptkbp:requires
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five years of residence
improvement of land
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:startDate
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January 1, 1863
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Homestead_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Donation_Land_Claim_Act_(1850)
gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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