Republican National Convention 1868
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1864
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Grant's presidency began in March 1869
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| gptkbp:attendees |
delegates from various states
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| gptkbp:committee |
Drafted the party platform
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
Set precedent for military leaders as candidates
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| gptkbp:date |
1868
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| gptkbp:election_year |
1868
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| gptkbp:end_date |
May 21, 1868
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| gptkbp:governed_by |
gptkb:George_W._Julian
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in political studies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Civil War America
Reconstruction Era politics |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Records held in the National Archives
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Minutes and proceedings archived
Strengthened the Republican Party's hold on power |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Set the stage for future Republican conventions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Republican National Convention 1868
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Radical_Republicans
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
May 20, 1868
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
Conservative Republicans |
| gptkbp:key_issues |
Reconstruction and civil rights
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced Republican strategies in subsequent elections
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Covered by national newspapers
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
Adoption of the party platform
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Schuyler_Colfax |
| gptkbp:notable_inductees |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Schuyler_Colfax |
| gptkbp:notable_members |
752
Former President Abraham Lincoln's allies |
| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:James_G._Blaine
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
Various party leaders
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Grant won the presidency
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| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:platform |
Civil Rights
Reconstruction policies |
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1864
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Evaluated by historians
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| gptkbp:production_location |
Chicago as a political hub
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
Grant received 674 votes
Other candidates received 78 votes Widely supported by Northern voters |
| gptkbp:resolution |
Support for civil rights legislation
Support for the 15th Amendment Support for African American suffrage |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Republican victory in 1868 election
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| gptkbp:rules |
Established rules for future conventions
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| gptkbp:significance |
First convention to nominate a sitting general for president
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| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1872
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Focus on military leadership
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| gptkbp:theme |
Unity and Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:tradition |
Republican Party platform adopted.
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| gptkbp:voting_method |
Roll call votes
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