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Virginia Convention of 1775
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_Convention_of_1775
GPTKB entity
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Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
March 20, 1775
March 20–27, 1775
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Virginia_Convention_of_1776
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Virginia Convention of 1775
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableSpeaker
gptkb:Patrick_Henry's_'Give_me_liberty,_or_give_me_death!'_speech
gptkbp:organizedBy
Virginia colonial leaders
gptkbp:participants
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Edmund_Pendleton
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Peyton_Randolph
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison_V
gptkbp:precededBy
Virginia Convention of 1774
gptkbp:purpose
to address colonial response to British policies
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:result
authorization of militia
preparation for defense against British
gptkbp:significance
helped lead to American Revolution
gptkbp:type
provincial congress
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Second_Virginia_Convention
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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