Charter of Liberties and Privileges (1683)

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gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Governor_Thomas_Dongan
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1683
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:New_York_General_Assembly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charter of Liberties and Privileges (1683)
gptkbp:influencedBy English common law
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Province_of_New_York
gptkbp:providesFor freedom of religion
right to trial by jury
representative assembly
no taxation without assembly consent
gptkbp:purpose to establish rights and liberties for colonists in New York
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:King_James_II
1685
gptkbp:significance early example of colonial self-government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_General_Assembly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7