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- 31st United States Congress [r]: U.S. Congress seated March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during President Zachary Taylor's term and the first months of Millard Fillmore's term. [e]
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- California, history since 1846 [r]: Brief history of the Union's thirty-first state from 1846 to the present day. [e]
- Charles Sumner [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Daniel Webster [r]: (1782-1852) Leading American politician of the antebellum Whig Party, famous for his oratory, his legal and diplomatic skills, and his efforts to prevent the Civil War in the name of American nationalism. [e]
- Franklin Pierce [r]: (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) The 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. [e]
- Henry Clay [r]: (1777-1852) American Whig Party leader, 3-time failed presidential candidate, and broker of North/South compromises that held the Union together. [e]
- James K. Polk [r]: (1795–1849) Eleventh U.S. President (from 1845-1849) who prosecuted the Mexican-American War and oversaw the largest territorial expansion in American history. [e]
- Kansas Nebraska Act [r]: a U.S. Congressional Act of 1854 creating the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, and allowing the settlers to decide whether or not to allow slavery. [e]
- Martin Van Buren [r]: (1782-1862) Eighth U.S. President (from 1837 to 1841) and a close ally of President Andrew Jackson. [e]
- Slavery, U.S. [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Stephen A. Douglas [r]: (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) American politician from the western state of Illinois, who was the Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860, losing to Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln. [e]
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