Virginia colonial government
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The Virginia colonial government was the British-era governing system of the Colony of Virginia, combining a royal governor, appointed council, and elected House of Burgesses to administer law and colonial affairs.
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Target entity: Virginia colonial government Context triple: [Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, partOf, Virginia colonial government]
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Pennsylvania colonial government
The Pennsylvania colonial government was the administrative and legislative system that governed the Province of Pennsylvania under British rule prior to the American Revolution.
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Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
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Delaware colonial assembly
The Delaware colonial assembly was the legislative body of the Delaware Colony under British rule, responsible for making local laws and representing colonists’ interests before independence.
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Colony of Maryland
The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
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South Carolina colonial legislature
The South Carolina colonial legislature was the bicameral governing body of the Province of South Carolina under British rule, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and representing colonial interests before the American Revolution.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Virginia colonial government Target entity description: The Virginia colonial government was the British-era governing system of the Colony of Virginia, combining a royal governor, appointed council, and elected House of Burgesses to administer law and colonial affairs.
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A.
Pennsylvania colonial government
The Pennsylvania colonial government was the administrative and legislative system that governed the Province of Pennsylvania under British rule prior to the American Revolution.
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B.
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
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C.
Delaware colonial assembly
The Delaware colonial assembly was the legislative body of the Delaware Colony under British rule, responsible for making local laws and representing colonists’ interests before independence.
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Colony of Maryland
The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
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South Carolina colonial legislature
The South Carolina colonial legislature was the bicameral governing body of the Province of South Carolina under British rule, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and representing colonial interests before the American Revolution.
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Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial government
ⓘ
government of a British colony ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Chesapeake region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chesapeake Bay region
Colony of Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Virginia ⓘ Virginia Company of London territory ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British Crown ⓘ |
| basedOn | English law ⓘ |
| capital |
Jamestown, Virginia
ⓘ
Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Williamsburg
|
| country |
Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| dissolved | 1776 ⓘ |
| enforced |
established church in Virginia
ⓘ
slave codes of Virginia ⓘ |
| executiveHeadOfGovernment | royal governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Virginia state government under the 1776 Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia Constitution of 1776
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| hasPart |
General Assembly of Virginia
ⓘ
House of Burgesses ⓘ Virginia Governor's Council ⓘ colonial attorney general of Virginia ⓘ colonial land office of Virginia ⓘ colonial militia system of Virginia ⓘ colonial secretary's office of Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of State of the Virginia Colony
colonial tax system of Virginia ⓘ colonial treasurer of Virginia ⓘ county courts of colonial Virginia ⓘ parish vestries of colonial Virginia ⓘ royal governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| inception | 1607 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
General Assembly of Virginia
ⓘ
House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| location | North America ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| mainRegulatoryText |
Virginia colonial statutes
ⓘ
linked to:
colonial records of Virginia
charters of the Colony of Virginia ⓘ royal instructions to the governor ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Commonwealth of Virginia government
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia state government
|
| seatOfGovernment |
Jamestown, Virginia
ⓘ
Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Williamsburg
|
| significantEvent |
Bacon's Rebellion response in 1676
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convening of Virginia Conventions 1774–1776 ⓘ dissolution of House of Burgesses in 1774 ⓘ establishment of House of Burgesses in 1619 ⓘ move of capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg in 1699 ⓘ revocation of Virginia Company charter in 1624 ⓘ transition to royal colony in 1624 ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Virginia Governor's Council ⓘ |
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Subject: Virginia colonial government Description of subject: The Virginia colonial government was the British-era governing system of the Colony of Virginia, combining a royal governor, appointed council, and elected House of Burgesses to administer law and colonial affairs.
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