Virginia Secession Convention
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Reintegration into the Union
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
Secession arguments
|
| gptkbp:date |
1861
|
| gptkbp:documentType |
Ordinance of Secession
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:governs |
gptkb:John_Letcher
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Controversial decisions
Legacy of secession Impact_on_U.S._history Impact_on_Virginia's_history |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Debate over slavery
Debate over state's rights Debate over historical memory Debate over cultural factors Debate over economic factors Debate over federal authority Debate over loyalty to the Union Debate over military factors Debate over national identity Debate over political factors Debate over regional differences Debate over social factors Varied perspectives on secession |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Secession Convention
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced other states' decisions to secede
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Southern_secessionist_sentiment
|
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Official reports
Newspaper articles Convention records Letters from delegates Speeches made during the convention |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Alexander_H._Stephens |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Adoption of the Ordinance of Secession
|
| gptkbp:participants |
Delegates_from_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Richmond
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
In favor of secession
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Convention_of_1850-1851
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Fort_Sumter
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House Battle of Bull Run Reconstruction era |
| gptkbp:result |
Secession from the Union
|
| gptkbp:session |
First session
Second session Third session |
| gptkbp:significance |
Led_to_the_formation_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
|