gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:event
|
gptkbp:discusses
|
gptkb:checks_and_balances
separation of powers
representation in government
|
gptkbp:duration
|
several months
|
gptkbp:enacted_by
|
Pennsylvania voters
|
gptkbp:ends_at
|
adoption of the new constitution
|
gptkbp:followed_by
|
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
|
gptkbp:governed_by
|
gptkb:the_Pennsylvania_Assembly
|
gptkbp:held_in
|
gptkb:Philadelphia
|
gptkbp:historical_context
|
post-Revolutionary War America
|
gptkbp:historical_debate
|
gptkb:political_organization
slavery
voting rights
individual rights
property rights
|
gptkbp:historical_significance
|
shaped American political thought
promoted civic engagement
influenced state constitutions
set a precedent for other states
encouraged public debate
addressed governance challenges
contributed to federalism
reflected democratic ideals
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
|
gptkbp:influenced_by
|
gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
Enlightenment ideas
|
gptkbp:inspired_by
|
gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
|
gptkbp:is_attended_by
|
delegates from Pennsylvania
|
gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:Pennsylvania
|
gptkbp:notable_members
|
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:James_Wilson
|
gptkbp:notable_winners
|
reformed judicial system
expanded suffrage
increased executive power
|
gptkbp:outcome
|
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1776
|
gptkbp:preceded_by
|
gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
|
gptkbp:purpose
|
draft a new constitution
|
gptkbp:related_to
|
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
|
gptkbp:resulted_in
|
establishment of a judiciary
establishment of a unicameral legislature
establishment of an executive branch
|
gptkbp:significance
|
influenced the U. S. Constitution
|
gptkbp:type
|
state constitutional convention
|
gptkbp:year
|
1787
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1838
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
|