Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
subsequent legislative changes
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
male citizens aged 20 to 45
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Lincoln_administration
gptkb:New_York_City_draft_riots Civil War draft policies |
| gptkbp:consequences |
social unrest
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
opposition from various groups
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
seen as a violation of personal liberties
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| gptkbp:duration |
until the end of the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Subsequent_legislation_after_the_Civil_War |
| gptkbp:enforces |
local draft boards
lottery system for drafting resistance in various states |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
analyzed in the context of wartime policies
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Civil War era
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influenced future military conscription policies
shaped future military conscription debates |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
debates over civil liberties vs. national security
long-term_effects_on_military_service_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first national draft in U.S. history
records of draft registrations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Conscription Act of 1863
|
| gptkbp:impact |
young adult males
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
public opinion on the war
Union military needs previous state-level drafts |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
anti-draft movements
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
set precedent for future drafts
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
court cases regarding its constitutionality
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
certain professions and conditions
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Militia Act of 1862
|
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Union_Army
Northern_states |
| gptkbp:outcome |
increased tensions between classes
|
| gptkbp:populationTrend |
hundreds of thousands of men
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
mixed responses from the public
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
seen as necessary by some, unjust by others
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the enrollment of persons for military service
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Union military strategy
Civil War draft system U.S._military_history |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Subsequent conscription laws
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased military personnel
draft riots legal precedents for conscription |
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:targets |
immigrants and lower-income citizens
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1863
|