Vermont Constitution of 1777
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:abolishedSlavery |
true
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| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
gptkb:Vermont
July 8, 1777 |
| gptkbp:documentType |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:establishedGovernment |
gptkb:Republic_of_Vermont
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vermont Constitution of 1777
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1776
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:locationAdopted |
gptkb:Windsor,_Vermont
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| gptkbp:providesFor |
freedom of religion
public education universal male suffrage |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Vermont_Constitution_of_1786
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Ira_Allen
gptkb:Thomas_Chittenden gptkb:Jonas_Fay gptkb:Moses_Robinson gptkb:Paul_Spooner |
| gptkbp:significance |
granted voting rights to all adult males regardless of property ownership
established independent Vermont Republic first constitution in North America to prohibit slavery |
| gptkbp:status |
superseded
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:pre-statehood_Vermont
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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