Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:allocated_land_grants |
for railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1864
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
economic development in the West
|
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1866
|
| gptkbp:discusses |
transportation and communication
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:encouraged_settlement |
in the Great Plains
|
| gptkbp:funding |
for railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
facilitated westward expansion
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pacific Railway Act of 1866
|
| gptkbp:increased_trade |
between East and West
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1862
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
enhancing national security
promoting economic growth supporting military logistics reducing travel time across the country stimulating the economy facilitating trade routes encouraging agricultural development improving access to resources enhancing communication networks connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts creating jobs in construction encouraging immigration to the West enhancing the economy of the United States facilitating the movement of goods improving mail delivery services increasing land value in the West promoting tourism in the West reducing isolation of western territories supporting the mining industry |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
favoring large corporations
due to land grants |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
in Congress
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:landowner
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased migration to the West
|
| gptkbp:led_to_creation |
of new towns along the route
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
in subsequent years
|
| gptkbp:promoted_investment |
in railroad infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote the construction of a transcontinental railroad
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
improved transportation
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
July 2, 1866 |
| gptkbp:sponsored_by |
gptkb:Senator_William_H._Seward
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:the_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
U. S. federal policy on railroads
the American System of railroads the expansion of the U. S. railway network |
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
gptkb:business
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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