Macon's Bill Number 2
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Macon's Bill Number 2 was an 1810 U.S. law that sought to motivate Britain and France to stop interfering with American trade by conditionally lifting earlier trade restrictions and threatening to reimpose them against whichever nation failed to respect U.S. neutrality.
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| Macon's Bill Number 2 canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Macon's Bill Number 2 Context triple: [Embargo Act of 1807, relatedTo, Macon's Bill Number 2]
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Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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Wade–Davis Bill
The Wade–Davis Bill was a stringent Reconstruction-era proposal by Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress that sought to impose harsh conditions on former Confederate states’ readmission to the Union.
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Digest of 1808
The Digest of 1808 is an early codification of Louisiana’s private law that blended French, Spanish, and civil law traditions into a unified legal framework.
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Newlands Resolution
The Newlands Resolution was the 1898 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that annexed Hawaii, marking a key moment in American imperial expansion into the Pacific.
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Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a U.S. law signed by President Thomas Jefferson that halted American exports in an attempt to pressure Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars, but instead severely damaged the U.S. economy and provoked widespread opposition.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Macon's Bill Number 2 Target entity description: Macon's Bill Number 2 was an 1810 U.S. law that sought to motivate Britain and France to stop interfering with American trade by conditionally lifting earlier trade restrictions and threatening to reimpose them against whichever nation failed to respect U.S. neutrality.
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A.
Militia Acts of the United States
The Militia Acts of the United States are a series of federal laws enacted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that organized, regulated, and empowered state militias and clarified the federal government’s authority over them.
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B.
Wade–Davis Bill
The Wade–Davis Bill was a stringent Reconstruction-era proposal by Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress that sought to impose harsh conditions on former Confederate states’ readmission to the Union.
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C.
Digest of 1808
The Digest of 1808 is an early codification of Louisiana’s private law that blended French, Spanish, and civil law traditions into a unified legal framework.
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D.
Newlands Resolution
The Newlands Resolution was the 1898 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that annexed Hawaii, marking a key moment in American imperial expansion into the Pacific.
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E.
Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a U.S. law signed by President Thomas Jefferson that halted American exports in an attempt to pressure Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars, but instead severely damaged the U.S. economy and provoked widespread opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
trade legislation ⓘ |
| affected |
American merchants
ⓘ
Atlantic maritime trade ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
French Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesToConflict |
Anglo-French wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-French War
|
| appliesToPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| condition | if either Britain or France revoked restrictions on U.S. trade, the United States would reimpose non-intercourse against the other ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1810 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
U.S. statutory law records
ⓘ
histories of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| field |
U.S. diplomatic history
ⓘ
international trade law ⓘ |
| follows | Embargo Act of 1807 ⓘ |
| goal |
to motivate Britain and France to cease interference with American trade
ⓘ
to protect neutral rights of the United States ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contributed to rising tensions with Britain
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undermined strict non-intercourse policy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | prelude to the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
authorized reimposition of trade restrictions against non-complying belligerent
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conditionally lifted previous trade restrictions with Britain and France ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed or superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. neutrality
ⓘ
maritime trade restrictions ⓘ neutral trade rights ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nathaniel Macon ⓘ |
| partOf | United States foreign policy toward Europe in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| policyType |
commercial retaliation
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economic coercion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Orders in Council of 1807
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surface form:
British Orders in Council
Continental System ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon's Continental System
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| replaced | Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Nathaniel Macon ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Macon's Bill Number 2 Description of subject: Macon's Bill Number 2 was an 1810 U.S. law that sought to motivate Britain and France to stop interfering with American trade by conditionally lifting earlier trade restrictions and threatening to reimpose them against whichever nation failed to respect U.S. neutrality.
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