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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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional convention ⓘ
political event ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Illinois ⓘ
State of Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Illinois
chairperson Jesse B. Thomas ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource Illinois state historical records ⓘ
United States congressional documents on state admissions ⓘ
drafted Constitution of Illinois of 1818 ⓘ
endTime 1818-08-26 ⓘ
facetOf history of Illinois ⓘ
followedBy Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1847 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
location Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory ⓘ
linked to: Kaskaskia, Illinois
numberOfParticipants 33 ⓘ
partOf process of Illinois statehood ⓘ
pointInTime 1818 ⓘ
president Jesse B. Thomas ⓘ
product Constitution of Illinois of 1818 ⓘ
significantEvent adoption of the 1818 Illinois Constitution ⓘ
significantPlace Kaskaskia ⓘ
linked to: Kaskaskia, Illinois
startTime 1818-08-26 ⓘ
topic state constitution drafting ⓘ
statehood of Illinois ⓘ

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Pierre Menard → participatedIn → Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1818 ⓘ
Iowa–Illinois state line → legalBasisIncludes → Illinois statehood act of 1818 ⓘ
linked to: Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1818