31st United States Congress
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The 31st United States Congress (1849–1851) was the federal legislature that grappled with escalating sectional tensions over slavery and passed the Compromise of 1850 in an effort to preserve the Union.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 31st United States Congress canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Congress
ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| aimedTo | preserve the Union ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enacted |
California statehood act
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas boundary settlement of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia ⓘ territorial acts for New Mexico Territory ⓘ territorial acts for Utah Territory ⓘ |
| endDate | 1851-03-04 ⓘ |
| firstSessionEnd | 1850-09-30 ⓘ |
| firstSessionStart | 1849-12-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 32nd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseMajorityParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | federal legislature of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeSessionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 1849–1851 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
sectional conflict between North and South
ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| metIn | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Daniel Webster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen A. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 31 ⓘ |
| passed | Compromise of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Second Party System
NERFINISHED
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pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| precededBy | 30th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerOfHouse | Howell Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerOfSenate |
Millard Fillmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William R. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSessionEnd | 1851-03-03 ⓘ |
| secondSessionStart | 1850-12-02 ⓘ |
| senateMajorityParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDuringPresidencyOf |
Millard Fillmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zachary Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Compromise of 1850
NERFINISHED
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escalating sectional tensions over slavery ⓘ |
| startDate | 1849-03-04 ⓘ |
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