"act" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The Confiscation Act was passed on July 17, 1862.
- Greeley's main grievance was the President's inadequate execution of the Second Confiscation Act.
- The Confiscation Act was an attempt to set a consistent policy throughout the army.
- First of all, the Confiscation Act freed only the slaves of "traitors" whom a federal court determined, case by case, to have engaged in rebellion.
- In August 1861, he supported the Confiscation Act, which said owners would forfeit any slaves they allowed to help the Confederate war effort.
- June 28, 1862: The Senate passed the second Confiscation Act, declaring free the slaves of anyone found guilty of engaging in the rebellion.
- Well, he favors last week's Confiscation Act, but he says it don't go far enough.
- Congress in July 1862 moved to free the slaves by passing the Second Confiscation Act.
- The Confiscation Acts were only having a minimal effect to end slavery.
- Land was returned that would have been forfeited under the Confiscation Acts passed by Congress in 1861 and 1862.
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