Non-Intercourse Act
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The Non-Intercourse Act was a U.S. law enacted in 1809 that lifted the general trade embargo but continued to prohibit American commerce with Britain and France in an effort to pressure them during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Non-Intercourse Act canonical | 3 |
| Non-Intercourse Act extension and modifications | 1 |
| Nonintercourse Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3140548 — 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: Non-Intercourse Act Context triple: [Embargo Act of 1807, repealedBy, Non-Intercourse Act]
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A.
Intimate Relations
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B.
Immorality Act
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C.
Crimes Against Nature
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D.
Adultery
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E.
The Missionary Position
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- 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: Non-Intercourse Act Target entity description: The Non-Intercourse Act was a U.S. law enacted in 1809 that lifted the general trade embargo but continued to prohibit American commerce with Britain and France in an effort to pressure them during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Intimate Relations
"Intimate Relations" is an episode of the nature documentary series *Life in the Undergrowth* that explores the complex mating behaviors and reproductive strategies of invertebrates.
-
B.
Immorality Act
The Immorality Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that criminalized sexual relations between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
-
C.
Crimes Against Nature
"Crimes Against Nature" is a nonfiction book by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that critiques corporate pollution and government complicity in environmental degradation.
-
D.
Adultery
Adultery is a 2014 novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, infidelity, and existential dissatisfaction through the story of a seemingly successful woman confronting a midlife crisis.
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E.
The Missionary Position
The Missionary Position is a controversial book by Christopher Hitchens that sharply criticizes Mother Teresa and challenges her public reputation for charity and sainthood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
trade restriction law ⓘ |
| allowedTradeWith | nations other than Britain and France ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
American merchants
ⓘ
American ships ⓘ exports ⓘ imports ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1809-03-01 ⓘ |
| effect |
partial relaxation of the Embargo Act of 1807
ⓘ
reduced American exports to Britain and France ⓘ |
| effectOn | United States economy ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| endTime | 1810 ⓘ |
| field |
U.S. constitutional history
ⓘ
economic history of the United States ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| follows | Embargo Act of 1807 ⓘ |
| goal |
to avoid open war with Britain and France
ⓘ
to pressure Britain and France to respect U.S. neutral rights ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British interference with American shipping
ⓘ
French interference with American shipping ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Republic of the United States
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surface form:
Early Republic era of the United States
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States foreign policy
ⓘ
economic sanctions ⓘ international trade ⓘ |
| namedAfter | policy of non-intercourse (non-trade) with specific nations ⓘ |
| partOf | United States policy of economic coercion before the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| prohibitedTradeWith |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| regulates |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
trade with foreign nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Embargo Act of 1807
ⓘ
Macon's Bill Number 2 ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Macon's Bill Number 2 ⓘ |
| replaced | Embargo Act of 1807 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| significantFigure | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| startTime | 1809 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Non-Intercourse Act Description of subject: The Non-Intercourse Act was a U.S. law enacted in 1809 that lifted the general trade embargo but continued to prohibit American commerce with Britain and France in an effort to pressure them during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Non-Intercourse Act extension and modifications
this entity surface form:
Nonintercourse Act