Maryland's 1864 Constitution

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addressed Civil War issues
gptkbp:aftermath 1867
gptkbp:bornIn 1864
gptkbp:challenges legal disputes
gptkbp:commissioned a statewide referendum
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:the_Maryland_General_Assembly
political leaders of the time
gptkbp:createdBy post-war governance issues
new state government structure
gptkbp:enactedBy a majority of voters
Maryland_voters
gptkbp:established judicial system reforms
Emancipation of slaves
suffrage rights for men
gptkbp:hasDepartment property qualifications for voting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maryland's 1864 Constitution
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
provisions for taxation
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_Emancipation_Proclamation
the political climate of the 1860s
the abolitionist movement
subsequent state constitutions
national debates on slavery
the abolition of slavery nationwide
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Maryland's_legal_history
gptkbp:is_a_model_for other states' constitutions
gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of changing social attitudes
gptkbp:is_essential_for African_American_rights
Maryland_history
modern_governance_in_Maryland
gptkbp:is_part_of the Reconstruction era
the national conversation on civil rights
the_broader_context_of_American_constitutional_development
gptkbp:landmark civil rights progress
gptkbp:legalStatus post-Civil_War_Maryland
gptkbp:mandates voter registration
local government autonomy
the right to bear arms
gptkbp:products political compromise
the_Civil_War_era_politics
gptkbp:provides for public education
gptkbp:replacedBy Maryland's_1851_Constitution
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in Maryland's_transition_to_a_free_state.
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Union occupation
the need for legal reforms
the need for governance during war
the_abolition_of_slavery_in_the_North
gptkbp:was_marked_by Governor_Augustus_Bradford