Gallatin Plan
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The Gallatin Plan was an early 19th-century U.S. federal blueprint, devised by Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, for a nationwide system of roads and canals to promote economic growth and national integration.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government plan
ⓘ
infrastructure plan ⓘ transportation plan ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
facilitating interstate commerce
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strengthening national unity ⓘ supporting westward expansion ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| author | Albert Gallatin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedIn | Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of Public Roads and Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedTheoreticalConcept | federal role in infrastructure development ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
ⓘ
infrastructure planning ⓘ transport policy ⓘ |
| follows | Jeffersonian vision of an agrarian republic ⓘ |
| genre | government report ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasEffect | provided blueprint for nationwide system of roads and canals ⓘ |
| hasPart |
proposal for a national canal network
ⓘ
proposal for a national road network ⓘ proposal for improved river navigation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Era of Jeffersonian democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1808 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the National Road
ⓘ
subsequent U.S. internal improvements policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | need for national market integration ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
canals
ⓘ
internal improvements ⓘ roads ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| partOf | early U.S. internal improvements movement ⓘ |
| pointInTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| positionHeldByAuthor | United States Secretary of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Albert Gallatin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedDuration | multi-decade infrastructure program ⓘ |
| publicationDate | April 4, 1808 ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote economic growth
ⓘ
promote national integration ⓘ |
| significantPerson | Albert Gallatin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Revolutionary United States expansion ⓘ |
| topic |
canal construction in the United States
ⓘ
road construction in the United States ⓘ |
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