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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Railroad_Act_of_1864
gptkb:1871
1890
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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industrialization of the United States
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gptkbp:created
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subsidies for railroad companies
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1862
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
1863
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gptkbp:encouraged
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private investment in railroads
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gptkbp:established
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land grants
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gptkbp:facilitates
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westward expansion
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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gptkb:economic_development
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first federal law to provide land for railroad construction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Railroad Act
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:railway_line
railroad expansion policies
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
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gptkbp:inspired
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future transportation legislation
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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reducing travel time
facilitating migration
stimulating the economy
increasing trade
expanding the rail network
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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creating jobs
connecting the nation
opening new markets
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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environmental degradation
favoring large corporations
land grants to private companies
displacing Native Americans
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad_Company
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad_Company
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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construction companies
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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some environmentalists
some Native American groups
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:the_Gilded_Age
post-Civil War reconstruction efforts
American System of transportation
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gptkbp:is_promoted_by
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railroad lobbyists
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:High_School
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
economic growth in the West
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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gptkb:noble_title
state governments
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gptkbp:purpose
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to promote the construction of a transcontinental railroad
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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increased immigration
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Confederate_Congress
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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