Alabama ordinance of secession
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The Alabama ordinance of secession was the 1861 legislative act by which Alabama formally withdrew from the United States to join the Confederate States of America at the outset of the Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alabama ordinance of secession Context triple: [Andrew B. Moore, signed, Alabama ordinance of secession]
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A.
Texas Declaration of Independence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was the 1836 document in which Texan delegates formally broke from Mexico and proclaimed the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
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B.
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was an 1828 political document, secretly authored by John C. Calhoun, that articulated the doctrine of nullification by arguing that states could reject federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
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C.
Secession of South Carolina in 1860
The Secession of South Carolina in 1860 was the landmark decision by South Carolina to leave the United States, becoming the first state to secede and helping trigger the American Civil War.
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D.
Constitution of South Carolina
The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.
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E.
Alabama Constitution
The Alabama Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Alabama and governs its political subdivisions.
- 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: Alabama ordinance of secession Target entity description: The Alabama ordinance of secession was the 1861 legislative act by which Alabama formally withdrew from the United States to join the Confederate States of America at the outset of the Civil War.
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A.
Texas Declaration of Independence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was the 1836 document in which Texan delegates formally broke from Mexico and proclaimed the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
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B.
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was an 1828 political document, secretly authored by John C. Calhoun, that articulated the doctrine of nullification by arguing that states could reject federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
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C.
Secession of South Carolina in 1860
The Secession of South Carolina in 1860 was the landmark decision by South Carolina to leave the United States, becoming the first state to secede and helping trigger the American Civil War.
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D.
Constitution of South Carolina
The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.
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E.
Alabama Constitution
The Alabama Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Alabama and governs its political subdivisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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ordinance ⓘ secession ordinance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Alabama
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State of Alabama ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama
|
| archivedIn | Alabama Department of Archives and History ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | one of the early secession ordinances of the Deep South states ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateAdopted | 1861-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateEffective | 1861-01-11 ⓘ |
| follows |
South Carolina ordinance of secession
ⓘ
election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 ⓘ |
| genre | legal text ⓘ |
| governmentInvolved |
State government of Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
state government of Alabama
|
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType | unilateral declaration of secession ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| legalForm | ordinance ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTime | binding act of the Alabama convention ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Alabama Secession Convention
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama ordinance of secession
Alabama state convention ⓘ |
| locationAdopted |
Montgomery
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Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Unionists in Alabama ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate secession movement
ⓘ
secession of Southern states ⓘ |
| purpose |
to join the Confederate States of America
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to withdraw Alabama from the United States of America ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Alabama from the Federal Union
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linked to:
Alabama ordinance of secession
|
| relatedEvent |
formation of the Confederate States of America
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outbreak of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| result |
Alabama joined the Confederate States of America
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Alabama seceded from the United States ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the formation of the Confederate States of America
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marked Alabama’s formal withdrawal from the Union ⓘ |
| startPointOf | Alabama as a Confederate state ⓘ |
| topic |
secession
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slavery in the United States ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1861 ⓘ |
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Subject: Alabama ordinance of secession Description of subject: The Alabama ordinance of secession was the 1861 legislative act by which Alabama formally withdrew from the United States to join the Confederate States of America at the outset of the Civil War.
Referenced by (4)
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Alabama ordinance of secession
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relatedDocument
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Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Alabama from the Federal Union
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