Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1818
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The Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1818 was the gathering that drafted the first state constitution, enabling Illinois to transition from a U.S. territory to statehood.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1818 canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
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political event ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
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State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Jesse B. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Illinois state historical records
ⓘ
United States congressional documents on state admissions ⓘ |
| drafted | Constitution of Illinois of 1818 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1818-08-26 ⓘ |
| facetOf | history of Illinois ⓘ |
| followedBy | Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1847 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Northwest Ordinance territorial governance ⓘ |
| hasCause | enabling act of Congress for the admission of Illinois ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
drafting of the first Illinois state constitution
ⓘ
transition of Illinois from U.S. territory to statehood ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Illinois constitutional convention delegates ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | 33 ⓘ |
| partOf | process of Illinois statehood ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| president | Jesse B. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | Constitution of Illinois of 1818 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | adoption of the 1818 Illinois Constitution ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Kaskaskia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1818-08-26 ⓘ |
| topic |
state constitution drafting
ⓘ
statehood of Illinois ⓘ |
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