West Virginia Constitutional Convention
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:amends |
Provided for future amendments to the constitution
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| gptkbp:approves |
October 1861
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| gptkbp:attendance |
gptkb:Wheeling,_West_Virginia
Delegates from 50 counties |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Recognized in state history and education
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| gptkbp:civicEngagement |
Served as a case study in civic education
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
Promoted civic engagement among citizens
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| gptkbp:community_involvement |
Encouraged public involvement in governance
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| gptkbp:community_outreach |
Engaged with local communities during the process
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| gptkbp:controversy |
Included debates on key issues of the time
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| gptkbp:court |
Established a state court system
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced_West_Virginia's_cultural_identity
|
| gptkbp:date |
June 1861
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| gptkbp:educational_programs |
Established a system of public education
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
Vote_by_the_people_of_West_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:executiveProducer |
Established a governor's office
|
| gptkbp:governance |
Established_a_republican_form_of_government
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Subject of historical studies and research
Subject of scholarly research and publications |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
Included prominent political leaders of the time
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First state created from a secession of another state
Significant_event_in_American_history. |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Produced the West Virginia Constitution of 1863
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
West Virginia Constitutional Convention
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Unionist sentiment
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| gptkbp:involved |
Influenced_by_military_presence_during_the_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Documents from the convention are primary sources for historians
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| gptkbp:keyPeople |
Slavery and its status in the new state
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Efforts to preserve the history of the convention
Foundation_for_West_Virginia's_statehood_and_governance |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Included provisions for civil rights
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
Granted to the state legislature
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:market |
Development of infrastructure
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Francis_H._Pierpont
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Adoption_of_the_West_Virginia_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:party |
Emergence of new political parties in the state
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Led_to_future_constitutional_conventions_in_West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:purpose |
To create a new state constitution
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| gptkbp:RAM |
Part_of_West_Virginia's_public_memory_and_identity
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Statehood_for_West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Formation_of_the_state_of_West_Virginia
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| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
Addressed issues of loyalty and allegiance
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| gptkbp:symbol |
Influenced the creation of state symbols and emblems
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| gptkbp:type |
State constitutional convention
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| gptkbp:year |
1861
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