Michigan Territorial Council

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The Michigan Territorial Council was the appointed legislative assembly that governed the Michigan Territory before it achieved statehood in 1837.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly
territorial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Green Bay area (while part of Michigan Territory)
Michigan Territory
Toledo Strip (disputed region)
Upper Peninsula (after its attachment to Michigan Territory)
Wisconsin Territory (before its separation from Michigan Territory)
linked to: Wisconsin Territory

present-day Dakotas (while part of Michigan Territory)
present-day Iowa (while part of Michigan Territory)
present-day Minnesota (eastern portion, while in Michigan Territory)
present-day State of Michigan
present-day Wisconsin (eastern portion, while in Michigan Territory)
appointedBy President of the United States
federal government of the United States
country United States
dissolved 1837
endTime 1837
followedBy Michigan Legislature
Michigan State Legislature
follows governor-and-judges system of Michigan Territory
hasCapital Detroit
hasJurisdictionOver civil law in Michigan Territory
criminal law in Michigan Territory
organization of counties and townships in Michigan Territory
territorial taxation in Michigan Territory
hasPart eighth Michigan Territorial Council
fifth Michigan Territorial Council
first Michigan Territorial Council
fourth Michigan Territorial Council
second Michigan Territorial Council
seventh Michigan Territorial Council
sixth Michigan Territorial Council
third Michigan Territorial Council
hasRole advised territorial governor
enacted territorial statutes
historyOfTopic history of Michigan Territory
legal history of Michigan
inception 1824
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Michigan Territory
legislativeBranchOf government of Michigan Territory
legislativePeriod pre-statehood period of Michigan
legislativeProcess passed territorial laws for Michigan Territory
location Detroit
partOf territorial government of Michigan
precededBy governor-and-judges system of Michigan Territory
replacedBy Michigan State Legislature upon statehood in 1837
significantEvent involved in governance during the Toledo War period

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Michigan Territory legislativeBody Michigan Territorial Council
Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory governedBy Territorial government of Michigan Territory
linked to: Michigan Territorial Council
Michigan Legislature precededBy Legislative Council of the Michigan Territory
linked to: Michigan Territorial Council
Michigan Senate predecessor Territorial Council of Michigan
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Michigan House of Representatives precededBy Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan
linked to: Michigan Territorial Council
Michigan Territorial Council hasPart first Michigan Territorial Council
linked to: Michigan Territorial Council
Michigan Territorial Council hasPart second Michigan Territorial Council
linked to: Michigan Territorial Council
Michigan Territorial Council hasPart third Michigan Territorial Council
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Michigan Territorial Council hasPart fourth Michigan Territorial Council
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Michigan Territorial Council hasPart fifth Michigan Territorial Council
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Michigan Territorial Council hasPart sixth Michigan Territorial Council
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Michigan Territorial Council hasPart seventh Michigan Territorial Council
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Michigan Territorial Council hasPart eighth Michigan Territorial Council
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Michigan Territory militia allegiance Michigan territorial authorities
linked to: Michigan Territorial Council
Solomon Sibley servedIn Michigan Territorial Legislature
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