Land Act of 1825

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Land_Act_of_1824
gptkbp:addressed land claims
gptkbp:allows purchase of land in smaller parcels
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Land_Act_of_1826
subsequent land acts
gptkbp:created land districts
gptkbp:effective_date 1825
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:encouraged migration to the west
gptkbp:established land sales system
gptkbp:has_impact_on westward expansion
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Land Act of 1825
gptkbp:increased land availability
gptkbp:influenced future land legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by economic conditions of the time
previous land acts
gptkbp:is_affected_by Native American lands
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing federal land inventory
gptkbp:is_considered a step towards modernization of land sales
gptkbp:is_criticized_for favoring wealthy landowners
due to land speculation issues
gptkbp:is_implemented_in by the General Land Office
gptkbp:is_linked_to the concept of Manifest Destiny
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some political factions
gptkbp:is_part_of American land policy history
the broader context of U. S. land acquisition.
the era of Jacksonian democracy
the expansionist policies of the U. S.
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:Company
land advocates
gptkbp:is_supported_by land speculators
agrarian interests
gptkbp:led_to land speculation
increased settlement in the Midwest
gptkbp:price $1.25 per acre
gptkbp:provides_access_to federal lands
gptkbp:purpose to facilitate the sale of public lands
gptkbp:related_to public land policy
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkbp:signed_by President John Quincy Adams
gptkbp:target_audience gptkb:tree