37th United States Congress

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The 37th United States Congress was the Civil War–era federal legislature that, under President Abraham Lincoln, passed landmark measures including the Homestead Act, the Pacific Railway Act, and other laws that reshaped the nation’s economy and expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
country United States of America
created Bureau of Internal Revenue NERFINISHED
Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED
endTime 1863-03-04
firstSessionEnd 1861-08-06
firstSessionStart 1861-07-04
followedBy 38th United States Congress NERFINISHED
hasPart United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod American Civil War NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody federal legislature of the United States
legislativeTermOf United States Congress NERFINISHED
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol NERFINISHED
notableFor creating a national paper currency (greenbacks)
establishing land-grant colleges
expansion of federal power during the Civil War
legislation promoting westward expansion
ordinalNumber 37
passed Colorado Territory Organic Act NERFINISHED
Confiscation Acts NERFINISHED
Dakota Territory Organic Act NERFINISHED
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act NERFINISHED
Homestead Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
Idaho Territory Organic Act NERFINISHED
Legal Tender Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
Militia Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
Morrill Land-Grant Acts NERFINISHED
Nevada Territory Organic Act NERFINISHED
Pacific Railway Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
Revenue Act of 1861 NERFINISHED
Revenue Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
politicalContext secession of Southern states
politicalMajorityInHouse Republican Party NERFINISHED
politicalMajorityInSenate Republican Party NERFINISHED
precededBy 36th United States Congress NERFINISHED
presidentDuringTerm Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
presidentOfTheSenate Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED
presidentProTemporeOfTheSenate Solomon Foot NERFINISHED
secondSessionEnd 1862-07-17
secondSessionStart 1861-12-02
sessionCount 3
speakerOfTheHouse Galusha A. Grow NERFINISHED
startTime 1861-03-04
thirdSessionEnd 1863-03-04
thirdSessionStart 1862-12-01

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Morrill Act of 1862 enactedIn 37th United States Congress