Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama

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The Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama was the 1861 gathering of delegates from seceded Southern states that established the Confederate government and framed its constitution.

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instanceOf constitutional convention
historical event
alsoKnownAs Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama
surface form: Montgomery Constitutional Convention of 1861

Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama
surface form: Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (first session)
chairperson Howell Cobb
chronology occurred shortly before the outbreak of the American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
endDate 1861-03-11
followedBy Confederate Congress
surface form: Confederate Congress sessions at Richmond, Virginia
hasMainPurpose to draft a provisional constitution for the Confederate States of America
to establish a provisional government for the seceded Southern states
to frame a permanent constitution for the Confederate States of America
hasTheme protection of slavery
secession
states' rights
historicalSignificance marked the formal creation of a rival national government to the United States
served as the foundational constitutional moment for the Confederate States of America
language English
legalOutcome enshrined the legality and protection of chattel slavery in Confederate constitutional law
established a federal system similar to the U.S. Constitution with modifications favoring states' rights
locatedIn Alabama
Confederate States of America
surface form: United States (at the time of secession)
location Montgomery, Alabama
participant delegates from Alabama
delegates from Florida
delegates from Georgia
delegates from Louisiana
delegates from Mississippi
delegates from South Carolina
delegates from Texas
delegates from other seceded Southern states that later joined the Confederacy
partOf American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era

secession crisis of 1860–1861
precededBy secession of Southern slave states from the United States
result adoption of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America
adoption of the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America
creation of the provisional government of the Confederate States of America
election of Alexander H. Stephens as provisional vice president of the Confederate States of America
election of Jefferson Davis as provisional president of the Confederate States of America
selection of Montgomery, Alabama, as the first capital of the Confederate States of America
significantEvent adoption of a constitution explicitly protecting slavery
drafting of the Confederate States Constitution
establishment of a provisional Confederate Congress
formation of the Confederate States of America
startDate 1861-02-04

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Constitution of the Confederate States of America draftedBy Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama
Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama alsoKnownAs Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama
this entity surface form: Montgomery Constitutional Convention of 1861
Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama alsoKnownAs Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama
this entity surface form: Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (first session)