Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:application |
land application
|
| gptkbp:area |
limited to certain states
land to poor families |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
land grants |
| gptkbp:controversy |
limited success in land distribution
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
African American migration patterns
impacted African American culture |
| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1866
|
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
land ownership for African Americans
struggles for land ownership affected socio-economic status of African Americans |
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:focus_area |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:governing_body |
gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
part of Reconstruction policies |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
analyzed in context of Reconstruction
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Civil War America
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
debated among historians
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
contributed to land inequality
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
historical impact on land ownership
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first federal land act for African Americans
first federal land law for freedmen |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Southern Homestead Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
settlement of the South
land ownership among African Americans |
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
African American families
freedmen loyal whites |
| gptkbp:land_challenges |
faced opposition from Southern elites
|
| gptkbp:land_distribution_challenges |
faced numerous challenges
challenges in land distribution |
| gptkbp:land_economic_opportunities |
created economic opportunities for settlers
|
| gptkbp:land_eligibility |
freedmen and loyal white settlers
must be a citizen or have filed for citizenship |
| gptkbp:land_eligibility_criteria |
citizenship required
|
| gptkbp:land_grant_conditions |
cultivation requirement
residence requirement |
| gptkbp:land_historical_significance |
significant in U. S. history
|
| gptkbp:land_legacy |
legacy of land access for African Americans
|
| gptkbp:land_legislation |
influenced future land laws
|
| gptkbp:land_ownership |
granted to settlers
shifted over decades debated in courts must be improved within five years part of federal land policy perpetual ownership after improvements promoted land ownership among freedmen through homesteading process could be contested part of broader land reform efforts permanent after fulfilling requirements shifted post-1870s through lottery system |
| gptkbp:land_policy_impact |
impact on land policy in the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:land_settlement |
encouraged settlement in the South
encouraged settlement in rural areas |
| gptkbp:land_settlement_incentives |
incentives for settlement in the South
|
| gptkbp:land_settlement_legislation |
part of settlement legislation
|
| gptkbp:land_settlement_patterns |
influenced settlement patterns in the South
|
| gptkbp:land_settlement_success |
limited success in achieving goals
|
| gptkbp:land_size |
80 acres
|
| gptkbp:land_speculation |
led to land speculation issues
|
| gptkbp:land_survey |
required for land claims
required before application |
| gptkbp:land_use |
agriculture
promoted agricultural development part of land reform efforts limited access for many applicants must improve land within five years part of land reform movements |
| gptkbp:landforms |
public land
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future land policies
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Morrill_Act
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide land to freedmen and loyal whites
provide land to freedmen and loyal white settlers |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era |
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act_of_1876
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
limited success in land distribution
|
| gptkbp:route_of_administration |
gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
|
| gptkbp:success_rate |
low
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkb:Congress_during_Reconstruction |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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