Steamboat Act of 1838
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The Steamboat Act of 1838 was an early U.S. federal law aimed at improving the safety of steamboat travel, particularly in response to frequent boiler explosions and related accidents on American waterways.
All labels observed (1)
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| Steamboat Act of 1838 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21508698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steamboat Act of 1838 Context triple: [Steamboat Act of 1852, replaces, Steamboat Act of 1838]
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Steamboat Act of 1852
The Steamboat Act of 1852 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened safety regulations for steamboats, particularly by mandating inspections and licensing to reduce boiler explosions and protect passengers.
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Navigation Act 1786
The Navigation Act 1786 was a late 18th-century British mercantile law regulating maritime trade and shipping, forming part of the broader Navigation Acts system that controlled colonial commerce in favor of Britain.
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C.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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D.
Navigation Act 1849
The Navigation Act 1849 was a British law that effectively ended the traditional Navigation Acts system by abolishing many protectionist restrictions on foreign shipping and opening British trade to greater international competition.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steamboat Act of 1838 Target entity description: The Steamboat Act of 1838 was an early U.S. federal law aimed at improving the safety of steamboat travel, particularly in response to frequent boiler explosions and related accidents on American waterways.
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A.
Steamboat Act of 1852
The Steamboat Act of 1852 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened safety regulations for steamboats, particularly by mandating inspections and licensing to reduce boiler explosions and protect passengers.
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B.
Navigation Act 1786
The Navigation Act 1786 was a late 18th-century British mercantile law regulating maritime trade and shipping, forming part of the broader Navigation Acts system that controlled colonial commerce in favor of Britain.
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C.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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D.
Navigation Act 1849
The Navigation Act 1849 was a British law that effectively ended the traditional Navigation Acts system by abolishing many protectionist restrictions on foreign shipping and opening British trade to greater international competition.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.