Sixteenth United States Congress
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The Sixteenth United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1819 to 1821 during the presidency of James Monroe, addressing issues such as westward expansion and economic policy in the post-War of 1812 era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 16th United States Congress | 1 |
| Sixteenth United States Congress canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19371725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixteenth United States Congress Context triple: [Elisha Phelps, wasARepresentativeInCongress, Sixteenth United States Congress]
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6th United States Congress
The 6th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1799 to 1801, overseeing key events of the early republic during the later years of the Federalist era.
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B.
15th United States Congress
The 15th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1817 to 1819 during James Monroe’s early presidency, overseeing the nation in the post-War of 1812 “Era of Good Feelings.”
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C.
31st United States Congress
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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D.
13th United States Congress
The 13th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the U.S. that met from 1813 to 1815 during the War of 1812, enacting laws and policies under President James Madison.
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E.
17th United States Congress
The 17th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1821 to 1823 during the presidencies of James Monroe, addressing issues of post-War of 1812 expansion and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixteenth United States Congress Target entity description: The Sixteenth United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1819 to 1821 during the presidency of James Monroe, addressing issues such as westward expansion and economic policy in the post-War of 1812 era.
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A.
6th United States Congress
The 6th United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1799 to 1801, overseeing key events of the early republic during the later years of the Federalist era.
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B.
15th United States Congress
The 15th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from 1817 to 1819 during James Monroe’s early presidency, overseeing the nation in the post-War of 1812 “Era of Good Feelings.”
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C.
31st United States Congress
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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D.
13th United States Congress
The 13th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the U.S. that met from 1813 to 1815 during the War of 1812, enacting laws and policies under President James Madison.
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E.
17th United States Congress
The 17th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1821 to 1823 during the presidencies of James Monroe, addressing issues of post-War of 1812 expansion and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States presidential election of 1820
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tookPlaceInCongressionalSession
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16th United States Congress
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