1856 national convention in Philadelphia
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Know_Nothing_Party
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| gptkbp:date |
June 17-22, 1856
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| gptkbp:discusses |
gptkb:free_soil_movement
slavery territorial expansion |
| gptkbp:ends_at |
adoption of resolutions
establishment of committees election of party officers |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
1860 national convention
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| gptkbp:held_in |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
pre-Civil War America
political realignment rise of sectionalism |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
party platform
candidate qualifications regional interests |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:first_major_political_convention_of_the_Republican_Party
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1856 national convention in Philadelphia
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| gptkbp:includes |
delegate votes
majority votes minority reports |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
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| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
delegates
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Know_Nothing_Party |
| gptkbp:legacy |
set the stage for future Republican conventions
shaped American political landscape established a precedent for national conventions highlighted the issue of slavery in politics influenced the 1860 election |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philadelphia
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| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:John_C._Frémont gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase gptkb:Edward_Bates |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
prominent Republicans
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| gptkbp:notable_winners |
Frémont's platform against the expansion of slavery
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Frémont's candidacy
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
1852 national convention
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to nominate a presidential candidate
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Republican Party's first presidential nomination
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| gptkbp:significant_event |
nomination of John C. Frémont
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| gptkbp:year |
1856
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