Gradual Emancipation Act of 1799
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
children born to enslaved mothers after July 4, 1799
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1799
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| gptkbp:effect |
gradual emancipation of enslaved people
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:New_York_State_Legislature
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gradual Emancipation Act of 1799
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| gptkbp:indentureTerm |
female children until age 25
male children until age 28 |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York
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| gptkbp:provides |
children born to enslaved mothers after July 4, 1799 would be free, but required to serve as indentured servants until adulthood
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| gptkbp:purpose |
abolition of slavery
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Abolition_of_slavery_in_New_York
gptkb:Slavery_in_the_United_States Abolition Act of 1817 |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
Abolition Act of 1817
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| gptkbp:subject |
slavery
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Slavery_in_New_York
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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