Constitutional Convention of 1846

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1821
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1894
gptkb:Wisconsin's_first_state_constitution
gptkbp:date 1846
gptkbp:duration six months
gptkbp:enacted_by voters of New York
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1894
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Governor_Silas_Wright
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:civil_rights_movements
gptkb:Community_Center
industrialization
social change
Native American rights
labor movements
reform movements
Antebellum America
political change
expansion of suffrage
women's rights movements
economic change
New York politics
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:Company
slavery
taxation
judicial reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Convention of 1846
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Abolitionist_Movement
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:John_A._King
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
George W. Patterson
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:New_York_State_Constitution_of_1846
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1821
gptkbp:purpose draft a new state constitution
gptkbp:resulted_in provisions for civil rights
provisions for local government
establishment of a more democratic government
provisions for public education
abolition of property qualifications for voting
gptkbp:significance reform of state government