Message to Congress on the State of the Union 1857

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:State_of_the_Union_Address
gptkbp:author gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:context Pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:delivers gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Message_to_Congress_on_the_State_of_the_Union_1858
gptkbp:format Written document
gptkbp:historical_significance Foreshadowed tensions leading to Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Message to Congress on the State of the Union 1857
gptkbp:impact Political climate in the U. S.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:notable_quote " We are all Americans."
" The Union must be preserved."
" The question of slavery is a great question."
" We must avoid sectional strife."
" The prosperity of the nation depends on the preservation of the Union."
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Message_to_Congress_on_the_State_of_the_Union_1856
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:Congressional_Record
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkbp:significance Addressed issues of sectionalism
gptkbp:theme gptkb:oppression
Economic issues
Territorial expansion
gptkbp:year 1857
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Message_to_Congress_on_the_State_of_the_Union_1858
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7