Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
transportation challenges in the 19th century
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1864
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
industrial growth in the United States
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
July 1, 1862
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encouraged |
private investment in railroads
the growth of towns along the railroad |
| gptkbp:established |
government support for railroad construction
|
| gptkbp:facilitates |
settlement of the American West
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Pacific Railway Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
economic development in the West
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future transportation legislation
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
connecting the East and West coasts
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
due to land grants
favoring railroad companies |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies
|
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
shaping U. S. infrastructure policy
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
some Native American groups
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
American expansionism
the broader context of the Civil War the Manifest Destiny ideology |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:High_School
land grants |
| gptkbp:led_to |
land disputes
increased migration to the West completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad |
| gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to promote the construction of a transcontinental railroad
|
| gptkbp:recorded_by |
land to railroad companies
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad economic opportunities for settlers |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:was_affecting |
gptkb:trade_routes
the supply chain transportation costs the labor market the mining industry the establishment of national parks the agricultural sector the development of the West the manufacturing sector the movement of people the historical narrative of the U. S. the cultural exchange between East and West the political landscape of the U. S. the economy of the United States the environmental landscape of the West the indigenous populations of the West the movement of goods the overall growth of the U. S. economy the social dynamics of the West |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkb:President_Lincoln |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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