Southern Homestead Act of 1866
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:application |
requires filing an application
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| gptkbp:area |
unequal among applicants
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
affected social structures in the South
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced African American culture
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| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1866
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| gptkbp:duration |
five years
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| gptkbp:economic_impact |
attempted to improve economic conditions
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:focus_area |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
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| gptkbp:governing_body |
part of Reconstruction policies
limited land grants |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Civil War America
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
debated effectiveness
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first federal land law aimed at African Americans
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Southern Homestead Act of 1866
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| gptkbp:impact |
encouraged settlement in the South
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| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
freedmen
loyal whites |
| gptkbp:land_distribution_issues |
faced distribution issues
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| gptkbp:land_economic_impact |
economic impact on communities
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| gptkbp:land_eligibility |
must be cultivated
must be occupied |
| gptkbp:land_granted |
160 acres
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| gptkbp:land_historical_significance |
historical significance in U. S. history
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| gptkbp:land_ownership |
can be contested
addressed land rights issues encouraged land acquisition influenced land ownership trends part of land policy reforms promoted land ownership among African Americans promoted land tenure security |
| gptkbp:land_settlement |
encouraged settlement patterns
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| gptkbp:land_settlement_patterns |
affected settlement patterns
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| gptkbp:land_social_impact |
social impact on communities
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| gptkbp:land_survey |
land must be surveyed
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| gptkbp:land_use |
influenced land use policies
influenced land management practices must improve the land part of land reform efforts encouraged land development limited access to land |
| gptkbp:landforms |
public land
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| gptkbp:legacy |
legacy of land ownership struggles
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| gptkbp:outcome |
limited success in land distribution
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| gptkbp:political_impact |
influenced Southern politics
political impact on governance |
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide land to freedmen and loyal whites
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act_of_1866_Repeal_Act
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| gptkbp:route_of_administration |
gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
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| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
analyzed by historians
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Southern_Homestead_Act_of_1876
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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