Confiscation Act of 1864

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1863
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Confiscation_Act_of_1862
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:consequences allowed for the seizure of property
gptkbp:contributed_to post-war economic changes
gptkbp:created legal precedents for property confiscation
gptkbp:depicted_in a wartime necessity
a tool for emancipation
gptkbp:effective_date 1864
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:examines gptkb:Educational_Institution
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War era legislation
gptkbp:historical_debate Congressional committees
Congressional sessions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confiscation Act of 1864
gptkbp:influenced post-war policies
gptkbp:influenced_by abolitionist movements
Union military strategy
the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:inspired future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:is_affected_by property owners in Confederate states
gptkbp:is_aimed_at slaves and property of rebels
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in legal studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by federal courts
Supreme Court cases
property owners
gptkbp:is_considered_as a precedent for future legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Southern states
its harshness
among politicians
gptkbp:is_designed_to weaken the Confederate economy
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_debates
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Southern politicians
conservative Democrats
gptkbp:is_part_of Union's efforts to undermine Confederacy
Union's war strategy
the Union's legal framework
the Union's legislative agenda
the Union's wartime policies
the legal framework of the Civil War.
the legal response to rebellion
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:radical_Republicans
abolitionists
Union leaders
gptkbp:is_used_to justify military actions
seize Confederate assets
gptkbp:led_to increased tensions between North and South
displacement of families
gptkbp:part_of Reconstruction era policies
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:the_Civil_War
gptkbp:purpose to confiscate property of Confederate supporters
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance gptkb:local_resistance
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Civilian_Property_Act_of_1868
gptkbp:resulted_in legal battles over property rights
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:significance expanded the scope of confiscation