Virginia Convention of 1861

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:cabinet_member February 13, 1861
gptkbp:closed April 17, 1861
gptkbp:convened_in_response_to gptkb:Fort_Sumter_attack
gptkbp:date 1861
gptkbp:discusses military preparedness
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Richmond
gptkbp:historical_achievement Southern states
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_event shaped the future of Virginia.
gptkbp:historical_impact Set precedent for other states
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Convention of 1861
gptkbp:influenced_by Southern secessionist sentiment
gptkbp:is_a_document_that Ordinance of Secession document
gptkbp:is_a_focal_point_for Southern unity efforts
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for gptkb:political_leaders
secessionist supporters
gptkbp:is_attended_by prominent Virginians
gptkbp:is_debated_in public forums
state sovereignty
Virginia's response to the Civil War
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Unionist delegates
gptkbp:is_significant_for Virginia's role in the Civil War
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:led_to Civil War battles in Virginia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:notable_event Civil War history
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:notable_member 152
gptkbp:outcome Formation of the Confederate States of America
gptkbp:participants delegates
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Ordinance_of_Secession
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Ordinance_of_Secession
gptkbp:president gptkb:John_Janney
gptkbp:related_to Secession crisis
gptkbp:resulted_in Virginia joining the Confederacy
gptkbp:significance Secession from the Union
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for other state conventions
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to Virginia's military actions
gptkbp:was_a_response_to political tensions
Lincoln's election
Northern aggression
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Virginia's political landscape
gptkbp:was_characterized_by emotional speeches
intense political debate
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic factors
political leaders of the time
regional loyalties
gptkbp:was_marked_by divisions among delegates
gptkbp:was_part_of Southern political strategy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Secession_of_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5