Confederate Constitutional Convention
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
event
|
| gptkbp:completed |
March 11, 1861
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
military organization
foreign relations tariffs |
| gptkbp:criticism |
lack of representation from border states
|
| gptkbp:date |
February 4, 1861
|
| gptkbp:discusses |
slavery
government structure states' rights |
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical records
contemporary newspapers |
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 3 weeks
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Confederate_States
|
| gptkbp:established |
judicial system
presidential system bicameral legislature |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Confederate_States_Congress
implementation_of_the_Confederate_Constitution |
| gptkbp:has |
a_pivotal_moment_in_Confederate_history
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
Capitol of Alabama
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Confederate Constitutional Convention
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Confederate_nationalism
gptkb:U.S._Constitution previous state constitutions Southern_political_thought |
| gptkbp:is_a |
Confederate_legislative_sessions
|
| gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for |
political leaders
|
| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
over 50 delegates
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
debate and compromise
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
establishing_Confederate_sovereignty
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Confederate_government_formation
|
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
legal discussions about secession
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
historical studies
|
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:Southern_secession_movement
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
taxation
property rights election processes impeachment process presidential term limits |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Judah_P._Benjamin
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis gptkb:Alexander_H._Stephens gptkb:Robert_Toombs |
| gptkbp:outcome |
adoption_of_the_Confederate_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
delegates from seceded states
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
secession conventions
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to_draft_a_constitution_for_the_Confederate_States_of_America
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:Confederate_Constitution_of_1861
|
| gptkbp:significance |
established_the_legal_framework_for_the_Confederacy
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Lincoln's_election
Union_policies |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
political divisions
|