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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 37th United States Congress canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| created |
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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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
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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)
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establishing land-grant colleges ⓘ expansion of federal power during the Civil War ⓘ legislation promoting westward expansion ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 37 ⓘ |
| passed |
Colorado Territory Organic Act
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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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