Virginia Convention of 1776

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gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:attendance delegates_from_Virginia
gptkbp:date 1776
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Colonial_America
Independence movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Convention of 1776
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:keyPeople education
judicial independence
land ownership
political philosophy
slavery
economic policy
freedom of religion
local governance
military organization
national defense
public welfare
taxation
checks and balances
government structure
separation of powers
civil liberties
foreign relations
property rights
self-governance
judicial power
economic rights
immigration policy
legislative power
peace treaties
executive power
representation
social contract theory
rights of individuals
suffrage
war powers
treaty-making power
militia rights
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkbp:outcome adoption_of_the_Virginia_Constitution
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Virginia_Convention
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Virginia_Constitution
gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:resultedIn separation_from_British_rule
gptkbp:significance drafted_the_Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
established_a_new_government_for_Virginia
gptkbp:succeededBy Second Virginia Convention
gptkbp:type convention