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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_frontier
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
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gptkbp:benefits
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gptkb:immigration
gptkb:farmers
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gptkbp:controversy
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displacement of Native Americans
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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May 20, 1862
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforces
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gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:expansion
post-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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economic viability for settlers
effectiveness in promoting settlement
environmental impact of farming practices
impact on Native American populations
role in shaping American culture
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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promoted agricultural development
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the Homestead Act
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gptkbp:impact
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increased population in the Great Plains
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gptkbp:includes_provisions_for
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applicants must be 21 years old
applicants must be U. S. citizens or immigrants
applicants must improve the land
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent land policies
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gptkbp:inspired
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similar laws in other countries
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gptkbp:land_claim_process
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filing a claim
cultivating the land
proving residency
receiving a patent
submitting final proof
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gptkbp:led_to
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creation of new states
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gptkbp:legacy
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symbol of opportunity
impact on American identity
cultural significance in American history
influence on land ownership laws
foundation for future land policies
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act
gptkb:Bill
gptkb:Stock_Raising_Homestead_Act
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act
Desert Land Act
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gptkbp:provided
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160 acres of public land
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gptkbp:purpose
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encourage westward expansion
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Land_Grant_Act
gptkb:Morrill_Act
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1976
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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settlement of the American West
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:William_H._Harrison
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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