New York Democratic Convention of 1848
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:New_York_Democratic_Convention_of_1852
|
| gptkbp:held_in |
gptkb:June
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
pre-Civil War America
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
expansion of slavery
land acquired from Mexico |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced political discourse
shaped future elections highlighted sectional tensions influenced future Democratic conventions marked a turning point in American politics contributed to rise of Republican Party influenced Civil War politics led to emergence of third parties led to formation of new political coalitions reflected changing attitudes towards slavery set stage for 1850s political conflicts |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major split in Democratic Party
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New York Democratic Convention of 1848
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
abolitionist movement anti-slavery sentiment |
| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
delegates
|
| gptkbp:issues |
slavery
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:William_L._Marcy gptkb:Lewis_Cass |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
nominating candidates
|
| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:Horace_Greeley
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward gptkb:Charles_Sumner gptkb:John_P._Hale gptkb:David_Wilmot |
| gptkbp:outcome |
nominations for president
adoption of platform nominations for vice president |
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:New_York_Democratic_Convention_of_1844
|
| gptkbp:resolution |
advocacy for free soil
opposition to slavery expansion support for Wilmot Proviso |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:Free_Soil_platform
political realignment formation of Free Soil Party |
| gptkbp:year |
1848
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_York_Democratic_Convention_of_1846
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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