Amnesty Act of 1872
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The Amnesty Act of 1872 was a U.S. federal law that restored most former Confederates’ political rights by removing many of the remaining disabilities imposed after the Civil War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era legislation
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
most former Confederates
ⓘ
persons previously disqualified from office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
facilitated return of former Confederates to political power in the South
ⓘ
weakened Radical Reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1872-05-22 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1872-05-22 ⓘ |
| excludes |
certain former Confederate military officers
ⓘ
certain high-ranking former Confederate officials ⓘ |
| follows | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Amnesty Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–American Civil War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
expanded political participation of white Southerners
ⓘ
lifted most remaining federal office-holding bans on ex-Confederates ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with respect to the disabilities it removed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
to remove most remaining political disabilities from former Confederates
ⓘ
to restore political rights to most persons who had supported the Confederacy ⓘ |
| modifies | disabilities imposed by Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Reconstruction legislation corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEnactment | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Reconciliation between North and South
ⓘ
decline of Radical Republican influence ⓘ |
| presidentAtTimeOfSigning | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1875 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredRights |
right to hold public office
ⓘ
right to vote in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1872 ⓘ |
| subject |
amnesty
ⓘ
civil rights restoration ⓘ post–Civil War political disabilities ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | removal of legal disabilities ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1872 ⓘ |
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