Virginia Convention of 1774

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:adjourned_in September 1774
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Burgesses
gptkb:Richmond
August 1774
address the Intolerable Acts
gptkbp:calls_for boycott of British goods
gptkbp:disbanded 1774
gptkbp:discussed_the_need_for military preparedness
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:administration
gptkb:economic_sanctions
taxation without representation
colonial rights
trade restrictions
military preparedness
gptkbp:emphasizes colonial rights
gptkbp:established gptkb:Virginia_Committee_of_Correspondence
gptkb:Committees_of_Correspondence
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Virginia_Convention
gptkbp:has_meetings colonial leaders
Virginia's political elite
gptkbp:held_in Saint John's Church
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_impact set the stage for future conventions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Convention of 1774
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:resolutions
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for elected representatives
colonial leaders
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for political discourse
gptkbp:is_attended_by delegates from various counties
over 100 delegates
prominent Virginia leaders
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_significant_for Virginia's role in the Revolution
its resolutions and actions
its resolutions against British rule
gptkbp:key_event the buildup to the American Revolution
gptkbp:led_to increased colonial unity
increased political activism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:House_of_Burgesses
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkbp:outcome formation of the First Continental Congress
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Virginia_Convention
gptkbp:purpose address colonial grievances
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:resolution call for a boycott of British goods
non-importation agreement
support for Boston
support for the people of Boston
gptkbp:resulted_in unified colonial response
adoption of resolutions against British policies
gptkbp:significance early resistance to British rule
early step towards American independence
gptkbp:size movement for independence
gptkbp:type gptkb:Legislative_body
colonial assembly
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for colonial cooperation
Virginia's revolutionary actions
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:the_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
subsequent conventions
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Coercive_Acts
gptkb:the_Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
British colonial policies
the growing tensions with Britain
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Virginia's political landscape
gptkbp:was_characterized_by debate and discussion
patriotic fervor
gptkbp:was_convened_after gptkb:the_Boston_Tea_Party
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
enlightenment ideas
public sentiment against Britain
Pamphlets and writings of the time
gptkbp:was_marked_by beginning of organized resistance
gptkbp:was_part_of colonial resistance movement
conventions leading to independence
colonial conventions
gptkbp:year 1774