Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:date |
1861
|
| gptkbp:firstConventionDate |
May 13–15, 1861
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wheeling Conventions
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wheeling,_Virginia_(now_West_Virginia)
|
| gptkbp:numberOfEvents |
two
|
| gptkbp:participants |
Unionist delegates from northwestern Virginia
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to address Virginia's secession from the Union
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
creation of the Restored Government of Virginia
formation of West Virginia |
| gptkbp:secondConventionDate |
June 11–25, 1861
|
| gptkbp:significance |
led to the creation of a new state, West Virginia
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:West_Virginia_statehood_movement
gptkb:Wheeling,_Virginia |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|