Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796)
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The Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) was an early U.S. federal statute that organized and governed the distribution of public lands promised as compensation to Revolutionary War veterans.
All labels observed (1)
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| Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5623660 — 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: Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) Context triple: [4th United States Congress, enactedLaw, Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796)]
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A.
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
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B.
Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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C.
Land Ordinance of 1784
The Land Ordinance of 1784 was an early U.S. law drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson that outlined a systematic process for organizing and governing western territories as they moved toward statehood.
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D.
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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E.
Commutation Act 1784
The Commutation Act 1784 was a key fiscal reform introduced by William Pitt the Younger that drastically reduced tea duties to curb smuggling and stabilize British revenue.
- 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: Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) Target entity description: The Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) was an early U.S. federal statute that organized and governed the distribution of public lands promised as compensation to Revolutionary War veterans.
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A.
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
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B.
Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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C.
Land Ordinance of 1784
The Land Ordinance of 1784 was an early U.S. law drafted largely by Thomas Jefferson that outlined a systematic process for organizing and governing western territories as they moved toward statehood.
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D.
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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E.
Commutation Act 1784
The Commutation Act 1784 was a key fiscal reform introduced by William Pitt the Younger that drastically reduced tea duties to curb smuggling and stabilize British revenue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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land grant law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| basedOn | prior congressional promises of land bounties for military service ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Revolutionary War enlisted soldiers
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Revolutionary War officers ⓘ heirs and assigns of Revolutionary War veterans ⓘ |
| compensationFor | military service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions under which land claims could be located and surveyed
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evidence required to prove military service for land entitlement ⓘ procedures for issuing land warrants ⓘ |
| documentType | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States federal land offices
NERFINISHED
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executive branch officers responsible for public lands ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
facilitated settlement of western public lands
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implemented federal promises of land bounties to soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early national period of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the early federal statutes organizing veterans’ land compensation ⓘ |
| implementsPolicy | federal policy of rewarding military service with land ⓘ |
| inception | 1796 ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. military bounty land legislation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | need to fulfill federal obligations to Revolutionary War soldiers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
public land law
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veterans’ benefits law ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law–influenced United States federal law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Revolutionary War veterans
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military land bounties ⓘ public land distribution ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States veterans’ benefits legislation
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early United States public land law ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1796 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Revolutionary War bounty resolutions of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
to organize procedures for issuing land grants to eligible veterans
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to regulate the granting of public lands promised as compensation for military services ⓘ |
| regulates |
distribution of federal public lands to veterans
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documentation required for veterans’ land claims ⓘ procedures for claiming military bounty lands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States public land survey and distribution system
NERFINISHED
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settlement of western territories of the United States ⓘ |
| scope | federal public lands reserved for military bounties ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) Description of subject: The Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796) was an early U.S. federal statute that organized and governed the distribution of public lands promised as compensation to Revolutionary War veterans.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
4th United States Congress
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enactedLaw
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Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796)
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