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The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830, painted by George Catlin, 1957.39
The convention met to address demands by western Virginians for equal representation in the state legislature––where age-old arguments for either low taxation or increased spending for internal improvements and education would be debated. Easterners, who needed neither roads nor schools and who feared a threat to their perpetuation of slavery, refused the demands.
1829-1830
The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-30, painted by George Catlin
John Marshall sits directly behind James Madison, who addresses the chairman, James Monroe. The heads of all attendees are accurate life portraits, their bodies are not. |