American Civil War and Reconstruction era
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The American Civil War and Reconstruction era was the mid-19th-century period in United States history marked by the Civil War (1861–1865) and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the South and redefine civil rights and federal-state relations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American Civil War and Reconstruction era Context triple: [Eliza McCardle Johnson, era, American Civil War and Reconstruction era]
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American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
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Civil War
"Civil War" is a 2024 dystopian action-drama film written and directed by Alex Garland that follows a team of journalists documenting a near-future American conflict.
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Civil War
Civil War is a major Marvel Comics crossover event that pits superheroes against each other over government registration, dramatically reshaping alliances and the role of characters like T'Challa in the Marvel Universe.
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Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was the period following the American Civil War when the United States attempted to reintegrate the seceded Southern states and redefine the legal and social status of formerly enslaved people.
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Reconstruction
Reconstruction was a late-1970s jazz-funk band led by Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia that explored improvisational, groove-oriented music in a small-club setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: American Civil War and Reconstruction era Target entity description: The American Civil War and Reconstruction era was the mid-19th-century period in United States history marked by the Civil War (1861–1865) and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the South and redefine civil rights and federal-state relations.
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A.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
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B.
Civil War
"Civil War" is a 2024 dystopian action-drama film written and directed by Alex Garland that follows a team of journalists documenting a near-future American conflict.
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C.
Civil War
Civil War is a major Marvel Comics crossover event that pits superheroes against each other over government registration, dramatically reshaping alliances and the role of characters like T'Challa in the Marvel Universe.
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D.
Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was the period following the American Civil War when the United States attempted to reintegrate the seceded Southern states and redefine the legal and social status of formerly enslaved people.
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Reconstruction
Reconstruction was a late-1970s jazz-funk band led by Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia that explored improvisational, groove-oriented music in a small-club setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Congressional Reconstruction period ⓘ Presidential Reconstruction period ⓘ Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ Redemption era in the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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Democratic Party in the 19th century United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Radical Republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern white elites NERFINISHED ⓘ Union states ⓘ formerly enslaved African Americans ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Sumner NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaddeus Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
civil rights in the United States
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emancipation of enslaved people ⓘ preservation of the Union ⓘ redefinition of federal-state relations ⓘ secession of Southern states ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Antebellum period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Fort Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Codes in the Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Rights Act of 1866 NERFINISHED ⓘ Compromise of 1877 NERFINISHED ⓘ Emancipation Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ Enforcement Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ Freedmen's Bureau operations ⓘ Military Reconstruction in the South NERFINISHED ⓘ Panic of 1873 NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Reconstruction NERFINISHED ⓘ Radical Reconstruction NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ impeachment of Andrew Johnson ⓘ ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ rise of the Ku Klux Klan ⓘ secession of South Carolina ⓘ sharecropping system in the South ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| theme |
contestation over racial equality
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expansion of federal power ⓘ readmission of seceded states to the Union ⓘ rebuilding of Southern infrastructure ⓘ transition from slavery to free labor ⓘ |
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Subject: American Civil War and Reconstruction era Description of subject: The American Civil War and Reconstruction era was the mid-19th-century period in United States history marked by the Civil War (1861–1865) and the subsequent efforts to rebuild the South and redefine civil rights and federal-state relations.
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this entity surface form:
American Civil War (as U.S. Treasury Secretary)
this entity surface form:
American Civil War and Reconstruction era (fictional setting)
subject surface form:
Gone with the Wind
this entity surface form:
American Civil War to Reconstruction
this entity surface form:
American Civil War era United States society