Naturalization Act of 1798
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The Naturalization Act of 1798 was a Federalist-era U.S. law that sharply lengthened the residency requirement for immigrants to become citizens, forming part of the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Naturalization Act of 1798 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13840545 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naturalization Act of 1798 Context triple: [Alien Friends Act, relatedLegislation, Naturalization Act of 1798]
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A.
Naturalization Act of 1795
The Naturalization Act of 1795 was an early U.S. federal law that lengthened the residency requirement and added other restrictions for immigrants seeking American citizenship.
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B.
Naturalization Act of 1790
The Naturalization Act of 1790 was the first U.S. federal law to establish rules for granting national citizenship, restricting it primarily to "free white persons" of good character.
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C.
Naturalization Act of 1870
The Naturalization Act of 1870 was a U.S. federal law that extended naturalization rights to people of African descent while continuing to exclude most other nonwhite immigrants from citizenship.
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D.
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of controversial 1798 laws passed by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress that restricted immigration and curtailed speech critical of the government, sparking major debates over civil liberties and constitutional rights.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Naturalization Act of 1798 Target entity description: The Naturalization Act of 1798 was a Federalist-era U.S. law that sharply lengthened the residency requirement for immigrants to become citizens, forming part of the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts.
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A.
Naturalization Act of 1795
The Naturalization Act of 1795 was an early U.S. federal law that lengthened the residency requirement and added other restrictions for immigrants seeking American citizenship.
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B.
Naturalization Act of 1790
The Naturalization Act of 1790 was the first U.S. federal law to establish rules for granting national citizenship, restricting it primarily to "free white persons" of good character.
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C.
Naturalization Act of 1870
The Naturalization Act of 1870 was a U.S. federal law that extended naturalization rights to people of African descent while continuing to exclude most other nonwhite immigrants from citizenship.
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D.
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of controversial 1798 laws passed by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress that restricted immigration and curtailed speech critical of the government, sparking major debates over civil liberties and constitutional rights.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.