Virginia Constitution of 1861

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows military service for white males
gptkbp:amended_by several times during the Civil War
gptkbp:contains provisions for slavery
gptkbp:defines judicial powers in Virginia
gptkbp:drafted_by gptkb:Virginia_Convention_of_1861
gptkbp:established Confederate government in Virginia
executive powers for the governor
legislative framework for Virginia
gptkbp:has_limitations voting rights for African Americans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Constitution of 1861
gptkbp:included bill of rights
provisions for taxation
gptkbp:influenced post-war constitutions in Southern states
gptkbp:is_adopted_by May 1, 1861
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Civil War context
gptkbp:is_recognized_as state sovereignty
gptkbp:provides secession from the Union
gptkbp:ratified_by Virginia voters
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Virginia_Constitution_of_1851
Virginia Constitution of 1864
gptkbp:succeeded_by Virginia Constitution of 1864
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Southern secessionist ideology
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:written_in response to Union policies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virginia_Constitution_of_1850
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7