Watauga Compact

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:compact
gptkbp:associated_with early settlers of Tennessee
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_markers
gptkbp:content_type gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:context frontier settlement
gptkbp:contributed_to Tennessee statehood
gptkbp:date March 1772
gptkbp:duration until 1776
gptkbp:emphasizes community cooperation
gptkbp:encouraged settlement in the region
gptkbp:established gptkb:Watauga_Association
gptkbp:established_in frontier leaders
gptkbp:fosters gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:founded_in lack of colonial governance
gptkbp:governance elected officials
gptkbp:historical_significance first written agreement of self-governance in Tennessee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Watauga Compact
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:local_governance
later state constitutions
American Revolutionary ideas
gptkbp:inspired other frontier agreements
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:historians
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_recognized_by a foundational document
gptkbp:is_referenced_in legal discussions
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:is_taught_in history classes
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:led_to increased population
gptkbp:legal_framework rules and regulations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Watauga_River
gptkbp:model future agreements
gptkbp:notable_event formation of a government
gptkbp:notable_feature consent of the governed
gptkbp:preserved_by historical archives
gptkbp:provides dispute resolution
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:administration
gptkbp:ratified_by signers
gptkbp:recognized_by colonial authorities
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Transylvania_Company
gptkbp:resulted_in Watauga Republic
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkb:James_Robertson
Charles Robertson
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Roman_settlement
gptkbp:social_issues gptkb:land_ownership
gptkbp:type social contract
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:Tennessee_Constitution
gptkbp:was_a_response_to frontier lawlessness
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:was_part_of American frontier history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Watauga_Settlement
gptkb:Settlement_of_Watauga_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7