Dorr Rebellion

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:cause demand for broader suffrage
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1842
gptkbp:followedBy adoption of new state constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorr Rebellion
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Thomas_Wilson_Dorr
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thomas_Wilson_Dorr
gptkbp:notableFor first serious attempt to expand suffrage in Rhode Island
highlighting issues of voting rights and representation
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Rhode_Island_state_government
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Charterite_government
Suffrage supporters
gptkbp:precededBy Rhode Island's use of colonial charter as constitution
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rhode_Island_Constitution_of_1843
gptkb:Suffrage_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:result eventual expansion of voting rights
failure of rebellion
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:People's_Convention
Dorr's attempted seizure of Providence
adoption of People's Constitution
gptkbp:startDate 1841
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6