Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:26th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:27th_United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:land_ownership_rights
|
| gptkbp:allows |
certain territories
settler claims settlers to claim land |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent land laws
|
| gptkbp:applies_to |
public land
|
| gptkbp:created |
legal framework for land claims
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1841
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
agricultural development
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
local authorities
|
| gptkbp:established |
preemption rights
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
land offices
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:legislation
public forums |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Preemption Act of 1841
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future land legislation
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
economic conditions
previous land acts settler demands |
| gptkbp:introduced |
President John Tyler
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
encouraging settlement
squatters |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
land ownership rights.
settler movements |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
land disputes
legal disputes land ownership conflicts |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a landmark legislation
a tool for land acquisition |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
land distribution policies
exclusion of certain groups favoring wealthy landowners |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
protect settlers
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
various states
land sales |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
land grants
economic growth in the West |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some political factions
some Native American groups |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
19th-century American expansionism U. S. land policy history U. S. territorial expansion efforts the American land policy framework |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
land reform advocates
advocates of westward expansion |
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
judicial review
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
frontier settlers
land speculators |
| gptkbp:is_used_to |
facilitate land transfers
settle disputes over land claims |
| gptkbp:led_to |
land speculation
|
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:the_House_of_Representatives
the Senate |
| gptkbp:provides |
land surveys
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to allow settlers to purchase land before it was offered to the public
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
land policy
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased settlement in the West
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
President John Tyler
|
| gptkbp:significance |
promoted westward expansion
|