Pacific Railroad Act of 1862
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent railroad acts
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1862-07-01
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
private investment in railroads
|
| gptkbp:established |
a framework for federal support of railroads
|
| gptkbp:granted_land |
land grants to railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
development of the American West
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pacific Railroad Act of 1862
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| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
loans to railroad companies
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future transportation policies
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reducing travel time across the country
facilitating commerce and trade |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the rise of the railroad barons
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| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
legal disputes over land grants
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a landmark piece of legislation
a catalyst for industrialization |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
land rights issues
favoring large corporations over small landowners |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
gptkb:the_Union_Pacific_Railroad
the Central Pacific Railroad |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
various railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping transportation infrastructure in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the economic policies of the 19th century
the expansion of the U. S. territory |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some Native American groups
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
political leaders of the time
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
the establishment of new towns along the railroad
economic growth in the United States the establishment of a national rail network |
| gptkbp:performed_by |
the development of the U. S. economy
|
| gptkbp:provides |
the surveying of routes for the railroad
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote the construction of a transcontinental railroad
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
the Senate and House of Representatives
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased migration to the West
the creation of jobs |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:was_affecting |
transportation costs
the social dynamics of the time the economic landscape of the nation the environment along the railroad routes the indigenous populations in the area. the lives of many settlers the movement of goods and people the political landscape of the nation |
| gptkbp:was_followed_by |
the Pacific Railroad Act of 1864
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the need for national unity during the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the history of American railroads
the larger context of American expansionism the broader context of Manifest Destiny the Reconstruction era policies the American System of internal improvements |
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
gptkb:business
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pacific_Railroad_Act_of_1864
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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