Act of June 28, 1864
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The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
All labels observed (1)
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| Act of June 28, 1864 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2446633 — 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: Act of June 28, 1864 Context triple: [Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, repealedBy, Act of June 28, 1864]
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Organic Act of 1890
The Organic Act of 1890 was a U.S. federal law that organized Oklahoma Territory and restructured governance in the adjacent Indian Territory, laying groundwork for the future state of Oklahoma.
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B.
Judiciary Act of 1870
The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
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C.
Judiciary Act of 1869
The Judiciary Act of 1869 was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary by fixing the number of Supreme Court justices at nine and creating separate circuit judgeships, laying groundwork for later reforms like the Evarts Act.
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D.
Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
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E.
Pacific Railway Act of 1864
The Pacific Railway Act of 1864 was a U.S. federal law that expanded financial incentives and land grants to accelerate construction of the transcontinental railroad by the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
- 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: Act of June 28, 1864 Target entity description: The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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A.
Organic Act of 1890
The Organic Act of 1890 was a U.S. federal law that organized Oklahoma Territory and restructured governance in the adjacent Indian Territory, laying groundwork for the future state of Oklahoma.
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B.
Judiciary Act of 1870
The Judiciary Act of 1870 is a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Justice and centralized federal law enforcement and legal representation under the Attorney General.
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C.
Judiciary Act of 1869
The Judiciary Act of 1869 was a U.S. federal law that reorganized the federal judiciary by fixing the number of Supreme Court justices at nine and creating separate circuit judgeships, laying groundwork for later reforms like the Evarts Act.
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D.
Judiciary Act of 1891
The Judiciary Act of 1891 was a landmark U.S. federal statute that created the intermediate federal courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and reducing the Supreme Court’s mandatory caseload.
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E.
Pacific Railway Act of 1864
The Pacific Railway Act of 1864 was a U.S. federal law that expanded financial incentives and land grants to accelerate construction of the transcontinental railroad by the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era legislation precursor
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affects |
enslaved people who escaped bondage
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federal marshals and officials previously required to enforce fugitive slave laws ⓘ slaveholders in slave states ⓘ |
| appliesTo | states and territories of the United States ⓘ |
| broaderProcess | dismantling of slavery’s legal infrastructure in the United States ⓘ |
| contributesTo | legal abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1864-06-28 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1864-06-28 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government (until superseded)
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked a major step toward the abolition of slavery in the United States
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undermined enforcement of slaveholders’ property claims over escaped slaves ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalChange | ended federal penalties for assisting fugitive slaves ⓘ |
| legalDomain | federal constitutional and civil rights law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
removal of federal enforcement mechanisms for returning escaped slaves
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repeal of federal fugitive slave law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| passedBy |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
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surface form:
Lincoln administration
Republican-controlled Congress ⓘ |
| precedes |
Thirteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| purpose |
to dismantle the federal legal framework supporting slavery
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to end federal participation in the capture and return of escaped slaves ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Confiscation Act of 1862
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surface form:
Confiscation Acts
Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ Fugitive Slave Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Fugitive Slave Clause of the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| repeals | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| status | historical statute ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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fugitive slaves ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| temporalContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolitionMeasure | federal statutory repeal of pro-slavery law ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Act of June 28, 1864 Description of subject: The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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