Scott Act
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The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scott Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8355940 — 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.
Target entity: Scott Act Context triple: [Geary Act, laterExtendedBy, Scott Act]
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Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a controversial law passed by the British Parliament requiring American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers, contributing significantly to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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Revestment Act 1765
The Revestment Act 1765 was a British law by which the British Crown purchased and absorbed the feudal rights of the Lords of Mann, bringing the Isle of Man under more direct royal control.
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C.
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.
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D.
Indemnity Act of 1767
The Indemnity Act of 1767 was a British law passed alongside the Townshend Acts that reduced duties on imported tea to support the East India Company while still asserting Parliament’s right to tax the American colonies.
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E.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Scott Act Target entity description: The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
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A.
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a controversial law passed by the British Parliament requiring American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers, contributing significantly to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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B.
Revestment Act 1765
The Revestment Act 1765 was a British law by which the British Crown purchased and absorbed the feudal rights of the Lords of Mann, bringing the Isle of Man under more direct royal control.
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C.
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.
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D.
Indemnity Act of 1767
The Indemnity Act of 1767 was a British law passed alongside the Townshend Acts that reduced duties on imported tea to support the East India Company while still asserting Parliament’s right to tax the American colonies.
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E.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese exclusion law
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United States federal law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | Chinese immigrant communities in the United States ⓘ |
| amends | Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Chinese laborers previously residing in the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
immigration law
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race-based exclusion law ⓘ |
| consequence |
heightened diplomatic tensions between the United States and China
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stranded thousands of Chinese laborers outside the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1888 ⓘ |
| fullName | Scott Act of 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked a major escalation of Chinese exclusion in U.S. immigration law ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | federal immigration authorities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
invalidated previously issued return certificates for Chinese laborers
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prohibited reentry of Chinese laborers who had left the United States ⓘ tightened enforcement of Chinese exclusion laws ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by later immigration legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lawrence Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrides | return certificates previously granted to Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | exclusionary immigration policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits | reentry of Chinese laborers who departed the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geary Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedOrModified | provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act related to reentry ⓘ |
| signedBy | Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese Exclusion policy
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Chinese immigration ⓘ Chinese laborers ⓘ immigration restriction ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | permanent exclusion from reentry for affected Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1888 ⓘ |
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Subject: Scott Act Description of subject: The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
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