California Constitutional Convention

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/California_Constitutional_Convention
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Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:admittedToUnion 1850
gptkbp:category gptkb:Constitutional_conventions_in_the_United_States
California history
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:document_produced gptkb:California_Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label California Constitutional Convention
gptkbp:language_of_proceedings_(1849) gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:California
gptkbp:location_of_1849_convention gptkb:Monterey,_California
gptkbp:location_of_1878-79_convention gptkb:Sacramento,_California
gptkbp:main_event_year 1849
1878
gptkbp:notable_delegate gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Stephen_C._Foster
gptkb:William_M._Gwin
gptkbp:number_of_delegates_(1849) 48
gptkbp:number_of_delegates_(1878-79) 152
gptkbp:purpose draft California state constitution
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
admission of California as a free state
gptkbp:result gptkb:California_Constitution_of_1849
gptkb:California_Constitution_of_1879
gptkbp:significance enabled California's admission to the Union
established California's state government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colton_Hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6