American Civil War–era congressional debates
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American Civil War–era congressional debates were intense legislative discussions in the U.S. Congress over issues such as secession, slavery, wartime powers, and Reconstruction that helped shape the nation’s political and constitutional trajectory during and after the Civil War.
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| American Civil War–era congressional debates canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: American Civil War–era congressional debates Context triple: [Benjamin Wade, participatedIn, American Civil War–era congressional debates]
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Lane Debates on Slavery
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The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot
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Lincoln–Douglas debates
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Target entity: American Civil War–era congressional debates Target entity description: American Civil War–era congressional debates were intense legislative discussions in the U.S. Congress over issues such as secession, slavery, wartime powers, and Reconstruction that helped shape the nation’s political and constitutional trajectory during and after the Civil War.
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A.
Lane Debates on Slavery
Lane Debates on Slavery were a series of influential 1834 antislavery discussions by students at Lane Theological Seminary that helped galvanize the American abolitionist movement.
-
B.
History of the Administration of President Lincoln
History of the Administration of President Lincoln is a 19th-century historical work by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond that chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s presidency during the American Civil War.
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C.
History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America
History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by U.S. politician Henry Wilson that chronicles the political dominance of pro-slavery interests in the United States and the events leading to their defeat in the Civil War.
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D.
The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot
The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot is a multi-volume 19th-century compilation of primary-source records from state ratifying conventions that provides a foundational documentary history of the framing and adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Lincoln–Douglas debates
The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven 1858 Illinois Senate campaign debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas that focused on slavery and helped elevate Lincoln to national prominence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional proceeding
ⓘ
historical event series ⓘ legislative debate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Congressional Globe
ⓘ
linked to:
Congressional Record
Congressional Record (later compilations) ⓘ
linked to:
Congressional Record
|
| endTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
abolition of slavery in the United States
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establishment of civil rights guarantees in the Constitution ⓘ expansion of federal authority over the states ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reconstruction policies in the American South
ⓘ
balance of power between Congress and the presidency ⓘ development of federal war powers doctrine ⓘ interpretation of the Fifteenth Amendment ⓘ interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ interpretation of the Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| location | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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Reconstruction era ⓘ Union war aims ⓘ civil liberties during wartime ⓘ constitutional interpretation ⓘ emancipation policy ⓘ secession of Southern states ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ wartime powers of the federal government ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Alexander H. Stephens
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Andrew Johnson ⓘ Benjamin F. Wade ⓘ Charles Sumner ⓘ Clement L. Vallandigham ⓘ
linked to:
Clement Vallandigham
Henry Wilson ⓘ James A. Garfield ⓘ Lyman Trumbull ⓘ Roscoe Conkling ⓘ Thaddeus Stevens ⓘ William P. Fessenden ⓘ |
| participant |
Copperheads
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Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
Radical Republicans ⓘ
linked to:
Radical Republicanism
Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
Unionist politicians ⓘ War Democrats ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
First Confiscation Act debates
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linked to:
First Confiscation Act of 1861
Second Confiscation Act debates ⓘ
linked to:
First Confiscation Act of 1861
debates on the Fifteenth Amendment ⓘ debates on the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ debates on the Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ debates over Reconstruction Acts ⓘ debates over readmission of former Confederate states ⓘ debates over the Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson ⓘ secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860 ⓘ |
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Subject: American Civil War–era congressional debates Description of subject: American Civil War–era congressional debates were intense legislative discussions in the U.S. Congress over issues such as secession, slavery, wartime powers, and Reconstruction that helped shape the nation’s political and constitutional trajectory during and after the Civil War.
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