Second Confiscation Act of 1864

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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Confiscation_Act
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:First_Confiscation_Act
gptkbp:applies_to Confederate states
gptkbp:consequences Property seized could be sold
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Union_victory
Shift in public opinion on slavery
gptkbp:effective_date July 17, 1862
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
1864
gptkbp:established Federal authority over state laws
Legal framework for confiscation
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_debate Congressional sessions
Congressional hearings
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil rights advancement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Confiscation Act of 1864
gptkbp:influenced Future civil rights legislation
Post-war Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:war
Abolitionist movements
gptkbp:inspired_by Moral arguments against slavery
gptkbp:is_affected_by Enslaved individuals
gptkbp:is_aimed_at Southern plantation owners
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Legal opposition from Confederates
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Southern_Democrats
Moderate Republicans
gptkbp:is_designed_to Weaken the Confederate economy
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Union_military_forces
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Southern states' rights advocates
gptkbp:is_part_of Civil War legislation
Union's broader strategy against the Confederacy
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
Union war efforts
gptkbp:led_to Increased tensions between North and South
Legal battles over property rights
gptkbp:part_of Union war strategy
Union's legal strategy
gptkbp:passes_through Civil War era
gptkbp:precedent Property rights during wartime
gptkbp:purpose Confiscate property of Confederate supporters
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance Resistance from Southern states
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
gptkbp:repealed_by Subsequent legislation
gptkbp:resulted_in Emancipation of enslaved people
Confiscation of Confederate property
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln