Confiscation Act of 1863

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Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Confiscation_Act
gptkbp:addressed Rebellion against the United States
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1864
gptkbp:applies_to Rebel property
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
Union policies
gptkbp:consequences Confiscation of slaves as contraband
gptkbp:contributed_to Union war efforts
gptkbp:discusses Property rights during war
gptkbp:effective_date 1863
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:examines Law reviews
Political science studies
Historical legal studies
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War policies
gptkbp:historical_debate Congressional sessions
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil rights discussions
Foundation for future property laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confiscation Act of 1863
gptkbp:impact Legal status of Confederate property
gptkbp:influenced Civil rights legislation
Future confiscation laws
Post-war property rights
gptkbp:influenced_by Abolitionist movements
Previous Confiscation Acts
gptkbp:inspired_by Union military strategy
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_Lyman_Trumbull
gptkbp:is_aimed_at Confederate sympathizers
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in Historians
Legal analyses
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Southern states
gptkbp:is_discussed_in Legal textbooks
Historical journals
Congressional debates
Legal history books
gptkbp:is_implemented_in Military commanders
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:led_to Changes in military law
Legal challenges in courts
Changes in property law
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Morrill_Tariff_Act
gptkbp:outcome Court cases regarding property rights
gptkbp:part_of Civil War history
Civil War legislation
Reconstruction era legislation
gptkbp:purpose To confiscate property of those in rebellion against the United States
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Reconstruction_amendments
gptkb:Military_Reconstruction_Act
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1870
gptkbp:resulted_in Confiscation of Confederate property
Confiscation of land
Legal precedents for confiscation laws
Seizure of Confederate assets
gptkbp:significance First federal law to provide for the confiscation of property