North Carolina constitutional convention of 1835
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The North Carolina constitutional convention of 1835 was a pivotal gathering that revised the state's constitution, reshaping its political representation, suffrage, and governance structure in the antebellum era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| North Carolina constitutional convention of 1835 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
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political event ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | North Carolina ⓘ |
| convenedBy | North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | pivotal gathering that reshaped political representation, suffrage, and governance structure in North Carolina ⓘ |
| followed | longstanding sectional tensions between eastern and western North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
amendment of the Constitution of North Carolina of 1776
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change in gubernatorial election method in North Carolina ⓘ change in method of electing members of the House of Commons by population-based apportionment ⓘ change in method of electing state senators by districts rather than by counties ⓘ change in suffrage provisions in North Carolina ⓘ establishment of fixed numbers of representatives for the state House and Senate ⓘ imposition of property qualification for voting for state senators ⓘ introduction of popular election of the governor of North Carolina ⓘ limitation of the governor’s term to two years ⓘ modification of rules for calling future constitutional conventions in North Carolina ⓘ reapportionment of representation in the North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ reduction of overrepresentation of eastern North Carolina counties ⓘ removal of explicit preference for Protestants for public office in North Carolina ⓘ removal of free Black men’s right to vote in North Carolina ⓘ restriction of suffrage to white males in North Carolina ⓘ revision of religious test provisions for officeholding in North Carolina ⓘ revision of the North Carolina state constitution ⓘ strengthening of western North Carolina representation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional amendment process ⓘ |
| location |
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Raleigh, North Carolina
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| partOf | antebellum political reforms in the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1835 ⓘ |
| significantEventIn | political history of North Carolina ⓘ |
| startTime | 1835 ⓘ |
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