Republican National Convention of 1854
GPTKB entity
Properties (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
political convention
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| gptkbp:attendance |
Delegates from various states
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Preceding_the_American_Civil_War
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Republican National Convention of 1854
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| gptkbp:impact |
Realignment_of_American_political_parties
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
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| gptkbp:keyPeople |
Slavery in the territories
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jackson,_Michigan
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Support for social reforms
Support for women's rights Support for mental health initiatives Support for internal improvements Support for youth programs Support for public education Support for addiction recovery programs Support for affordable housing initiatives Support for climate change initiatives Support for economic development Support for renewable energy initiatives Support for infrastructure development Support for international trade agreements Support for civil rights Support for community development programs Support for public safety initiatives Support for public transportation initiatives Support for labor rights Support for social justice initiatives Support for environmental conservation Support for veterans' rights Support for anti-corruption measures Support for economic equality Support for racial equality initiatives Support for LGBTQ+ rights initiatives Support for healthcare reforms Support for national security measures Support for protective tariffs Support for immigration policies Support for senior citizen programs Support for gender equality initiatives Support for civic engagement initiatives Support for family support programs Support for economic justice initiatives Support for grassroots movements. Support for disaster relief initiatives Support for crime prevention initiatives Support for foreign policy reforms Support for civil service reform Support for abolitionist movements Support for disability rights initiatives Support for a transcontinental railroad Support for land grants for education Support for voting rights initiatives Support for campaign finance reform initiatives Opposition to the extension of slavery Support for anti-discrimination initiatives Support for drug policy reforms Support for electoral reform initiatives Support for free labor Support for homesteading Support for political transparency initiatives Support_for_Native_American_rights |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Horace_Greeley
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Establishment of a new political party
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Whig_Party
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Anti-Nebraska movement
Formation_of_the_Free_Soil_Party |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Adoption_of_the_Republican_Party_platform
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| gptkbp:secondary_mission |
Opposition to the expansion of slavery
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| gptkbp:significance |
Formation_of_the_Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_of_1856
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| gptkbp:year |
1854
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