First Confiscation Act

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Confiscation_Act
gptkbp:applies_to slaves used for military purposes
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Civil_Rights_movement
gptkbp:body_style political climate of the 1860s
gptkbp:contributed_to Union victory efforts
gptkbp:effective_date August 6, 1861
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:examines law schools
historical studies
legal scholars
political commentators
political analyses
law history courses
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Confiscation_Act
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War era legislation
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:legislation
lawmakers
legitimacy of property confiscation
gptkbp:historical_significance set a precedent for future confiscation laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Confiscation Act
gptkbp:impact increased tensions between North and South
gptkbp:influenced subsequent civil rights movements
subsequent civil rights legislation
post-war reconstruction policies
future legislation on property rights
modern property law debates
gptkbp:influenced_by public opinion on slavery
Moral and political arguments against slavery
gptkbp:inspired_by Union's moral stance against slavery
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_Lyman_Trumbull
gptkbp:is_affected_by Confederate sympathizers
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting Confederate economy
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:Historical_Society
political science research
sociological studies
law reviews
historical critiques
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Southern leaders
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:educational_curricula
gptkb:military_conflict
legal textbooks
historical documentaries
historical journals
public forums
gptkbp:is_implemented_in Union military commanders
gptkbp:is_reflected_in American legal principles
gptkbp:is_supported_by abolitionists
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:United_States_federal_law
Constitutional debates
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Confiscation_Acts
gptkbp:outcome confiscation of property
gptkbp:part_of American legislative history
Union war strategy
U. S. legal history
American political history.
U. S. constitutional law discussions
U. S. Civil War history
gptkbp:precedent property rights during wartime
gptkbp:purpose to confiscate property of those in rebellion against the United States
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
Union military policy
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Second_Confiscation_Act
gptkbp:resulted_in legal battles over property rights
liberation of some enslaved individuals
gptkbp:significance first federal law to allow the seizure of property from Confederate supporters
gptkbp:targets real estate and personal property