Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Railroad_Act_of_1866
subsequent railroad acts |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
land speculation
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
economic growth in the West
|
| gptkbp:created |
jobs in construction
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1864-07-02
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
investment in infrastructure
immigration to the West |
| gptkbp:established |
federal support for railroads
|
| gptkbp:goal |
connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
facilitated westward expansion
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Railroad Act of 1864
|
| gptkbp:increased |
government involvement in railroads
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
railroad safety regulations
future transportation policies |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:war
economic needs of the Union |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reducing travel time
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
favoring large corporations
land grants to companies |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
facilitate commerce
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
some landowners |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
American industrialization
national infrastructure development Reconstruction era policies the American legislative history. |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:High_School |
| gptkbp:led_to |
railroad monopolies
increased competition among railroads creation of new towns railroad expansion into the West standardization of railroad gauges |
| gptkbp:legislation |
railroad construction funding
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
American railroad expansion
|
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:war
the context of the Civil War |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote the construction of railroads
|
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
land grants
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased trade
improved communication increased railroad construction |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Railroad_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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