First Wheeling Convention

Target entity: First Wheeling Convention
Context triple: [West Virginia Independence Hall, significantEvent, First Wheeling Convention]

• A. Virginia Convention
  The Virginia Convention was a revolutionary assembly of delegates in the Colony of Virginia that assumed governance from royal authorities and played a key role in leading the colony toward independence from Britain.
• B. Annapolis Convention of 1786
  The Annapolis Convention of 1786 was a meeting of delegates from several U.S. states that convened to address trade and commerce problems under the Articles of Confederation, ultimately leading to the call for the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• C. Hillsborough Convention of 1788
  The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.
• D. Virginia Ratifying Convention
  The Virginia Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering of delegates in Virginia that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution, playing a pivotal role in its national adoption.
• E. Mount Vernon Conference of 1785
  The Mount Vernon Conference of 1785 was an early interstate meeting between Maryland and Virginia that helped pave the way for broader constitutional reform in the United States.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: First Wheeling Convention
Target entity description: The First Wheeling Convention was an 1861 gathering of Unionist delegates from northwestern Virginia that laid the groundwork for the creation of the separate state of West Virginia during the American Civil War.

• A. Virginia Convention
  The Virginia Convention was a revolutionary assembly of delegates in the Colony of Virginia that assumed governance from royal authorities and played a key role in leading the colony toward independence from Britain.
• B. Annapolis Convention of 1786
  The Annapolis Convention of 1786 was a meeting of delegates from several U.S. states that convened to address trade and commerce problems under the Articles of Confederation, ultimately leading to the call for the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• C. Hillsborough Convention of 1788
  The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.
• D. Virginia Ratifying Convention
  The Virginia Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering of delegates in Virginia that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution, playing a pivotal role in its national adoption.
• E. Mount Vernon Conference of 1785
  The Mount Vernon Conference of 1785 was an early interstate meeting between Maryland and Virginia that helped pave the way for broader constitutional reform in the United States.
• F. None of above. chosen