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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1864
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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development of the American West
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gptkbp:created
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jobs in railroad construction
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1862-07-01
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:encouraged
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settlement of the Great Plains
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gptkbp:established
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land grant system
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gptkbp:followed_by
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the Pacific Railway Act of 1871
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gptkbp:has_part
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gptkb:12
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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gptkb:legislation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Pacific Railway Act of 1862
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gptkbp:impact
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facilitated westward expansion
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gptkbp:influenced
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future transportation policies
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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the need for national unity
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gptkbp:introduced
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gptkb:Senator_Stephen_A._Douglas
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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reducing travel time across the country
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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subsequent transportation legislation
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a landmark legislation
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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favoring large corporations
due to land grants
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gptkbp:is_discussed_in
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historical analyses of American expansion.
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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railroad companies
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gptkbp:is_influential_in
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shaping American infrastructure
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
some Native American tribes
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:the_Homestead_Act
the larger context of Manifest Destiny
the Reconstruction era policies
American Civil War era legislation
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gptkbp:is_promoted_by
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gptkb:High_School
a means of national development
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Republican_Party
land speculators
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gptkbp:land_use
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land grants to railroad companies
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gptkbp:led_to
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economic growth in the West
increased trade between East and West
the establishment of railroad towns
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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various state governments
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:purpose
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to promote the construction of a transcontinental railroad
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from
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government bonds
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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Pacific Railway Act of 1871
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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increased immigration to the West
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gptkbp:signatories
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
July 1, 1862
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad_trip
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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