Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
issues of land allocation
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:television_series
Railroad Act of 1868 |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:competitors |
among railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
industrialization of the United States
|
| gptkbp:created |
federal oversight of railroads
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1866
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
investment in railroads
|
| gptkbp:established |
land grants for railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:examines |
historical analyses
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Congress prior to enactment
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Railroad Act of 1866
|
| gptkbp:impact |
economic growth in the United States
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future transportation policies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
subsequent transportation legislation
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
favoring large corporations
due to land disputes |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
state and federal cooperation
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping modern transportation systems
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
state governments
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some political factions
some landowners |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Reconstruction era legislation
the American expansionist movement the economic recovery efforts post-Civil War. the larger context of American infrastructure development |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
business lobbyists
|
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:High_School
railroad magnates |
| gptkbp:key |
the development of the American West
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased migration westward
formation of new railroad companies job creation in the railroad industry the establishment of the Union Pacific Railroad |
| gptkbp:legislation |
in the late 19th century
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
post-Civil War legislation
|
| gptkbp:provides |
financial incentives for railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote the construction of railroads
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
Railroad Act of 1871
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
improved transportation infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
|
| gptkbp:significance |
facilitated the expansion of the railroad network
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Senator_James_H._Lane
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Railroad_Act_of_1864
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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