Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:First_Confiscation_Act
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
property used in aid of insurrection
slaves used to support the Confederate war effort |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:12_Stat._319
|
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
August 6, 1861
|
| gptkbp:effect |
declared slaves used by Confederate forces to be freed
authorized Union forces to seize property used for insurrectionary purposes |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1862
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Confiscation Act of 1861
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
none
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to authorize the confiscation of property used to support the Confederate insurrection
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
early step toward emancipation of slaves
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1862
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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