1855 State of the Union Address
GPTKB entity
Statements (94)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
Franklin Pierce's presidency
Franklin Pierce's presidency. |
| gptkbp:audience |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:content_type |
official government document
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| gptkbp:context |
pre-Civil War America
The political climate of the 1850s. |
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
sectional conflict
Rise of the Republican Party. |
| gptkbp:delivers |
December 3, 1855
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
controversial speech
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 1 hour
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:1856_State_of_the_Union_Address
Debates on the Kansas-Nebraska Act. |
| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:speeches
written document |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
analyzed by historians
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Preceding the American Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced public opinion on slavery
Set the stage for future conflicts. |
| gptkbp:historical_legacy |
A reflection of the era's political struggles.
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Highlighted the divisions in American society.
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| gptkbp:historical_source |
primary source document
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1855 State of the Union Address
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| gptkbp:impact |
Civil War tensions
Influenced public opinion on slavery. |
| gptkbp:influenced |
public policy discussions
Republican Party formation |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Compromise of 1850.
Political pressures from both pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions. |
| gptkbp:influenced_debates |
on statehood for Kansas
on statehood for Nebraska |
| gptkbp:influenced_public_debate |
Debate over states' rights.
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
political science studies
Political science journals. |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:historical_texts
Historical analyses of the pre-Civil War era. |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
Abolitionists.
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| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:academic_journals
Documentaries about the Civil War. |
| gptkbp:is_examined_in |
Historical documentaries.
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| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
gptkb:political_speeches
Subsequent political speeches. Scholars studying American history. |
| gptkbp:is_reflected_in |
Public opinion polls of the time.
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
Southern Democrats.
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| gptkbp:key_issues |
Expansion of slavery into new territories.
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act Legislation regarding territories. |
| gptkbp:length |
Approximately 5,000 words
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
First State of the Union Address after the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
its historical context
its rhetorical style its economic implications its legal implications its social implications its discussion of foreign relations its reference to national unity its stance on territorial expansion The lead-up to the American Civil War. |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
Stephen A. Douglas.
John Brown. |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The Union must be preserved."
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| gptkbp:notable_wins |
Increased tensions between North and South.
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| gptkbp:part_of |
U. S. history curriculum
annual presidential addresses U. S. legislative tradition. U. S. presidential history. |
| gptkbp:plot_summary |
historical reviews
Various history textbooks. |
| gptkbp:political_party |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:1854_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:1854_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
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| gptkbp:published |
gptkb:Congressional_Record
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| gptkbp:recorded_in |
Congressional Record.
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
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| gptkbp:responds_to |
Mixed reactions from Congress.
criticism from abolitionists support from Southern Democrats |
| gptkbp:significance |
political context of the 1850s
Discussed sectional tensions in the United States. |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:1856_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:topics |
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:oppression slavery American expansion |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:political_debates
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| gptkbp:year |
1855
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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