Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
transportation challenges in the 19th century
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1862
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
industrial growth in the United States
|
| gptkbp:created |
jobs in railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1864
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
private investment in railroads
settlement of the Great Plains |
| 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 Railway Act of 1864
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future transportation policies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
economic interests of the time
|
| gptkbp:involved |
federal government support
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reducing travel time across the country
connecting the East and West coasts improving national infrastructure |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
favoring large corporations
land grants and subsidies due to land ownership issues |
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
transportation and trade
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some landowners
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
political leaders of the time
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
various business interests
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased trade routes
completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad |
| gptkbp:legislation |
that facilitated economic growth
that had long-term effects on American society that had significant historical importance that shaped American infrastructure that shaped the future of transportation in the U. S. that contributed to the rise of the railroad industry |
| gptkbp:part_of |
American railroad expansion
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote the construction of a transcontinental railroad
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased migration to the West
economic development in the West |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
July 2, 1864 |
| gptkbp:supported |
national unity
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the need for faster communication
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the history of American railroads
the broader context of American expansionism post-Civil War reconstruction efforts the development of the U. S. transportation network |
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
various state governments
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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