Charter of 1692

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:allows the election of representatives
gptkbp:country gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:the_General_Court
the context of political change
gptkbp:established gptkb:Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
judicial powers
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charter of 1692
gptkbp:includes provisions for a governor
provisions for a council
provisions for an assembly
gptkbp:influenced colonial governance
gptkbp:influenced_by English constitutional principles
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:government_agency
regulated trade
defined colonial rights
established rights of citizens
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for gptkb:local_governance
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:is_a_source_of legal authority
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Salem witch trials
gptkbp:is_challenged_by the Crown
gptkbp:is_involved_in land disputes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Glorious_Revolution
the history of colonial charters
gptkbp:is_subject_to interpretation by colonial courts
gptkbp:is_used_to legitimize colonial governance
gptkbp:key American colonial history
gptkbp:led_to increased colonial autonomy
gptkbp:legal_issue Massachusetts government
gptkbp:principal included provisions for economic development
included provisions for public safety
defined the powers of the governor
defined the powers of the assembly
defined the powers of the council
included provisions for civil rights.
included provisions for infrastructure development
included provisions for judicial appointments
included provisions for land grants
included provisions for militia organization
included provisions for public education
included provisions for religious freedom
included provisions for taxation
included provisions for the militia
included provisions for trade regulations
gptkbp:products the political climate of the time
gptkbp:provides town meetings
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:King_William_III
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Charter_of_1691
Charter of 1780
gptkbp:resulted_in political unrest in New England
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:William_Phips
gptkbp:significance colonial legal frameworks
established a new government structure
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the Dominion of New England
the previous charter's limitations
gptkbp:year 1692
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charter_of_1691
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7