colonial government of Carolina

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The colonial government of Carolina was the early English administrative authority established in the late 17th century to govern the proprietary province of Carolina in North America under the Lords Proprietors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial government
former government
appliesToJurisdiction Carolina
capital Charles Town
constitutionalDocument Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
charter of Carolina
country Province of Carolina
dissolved 1710s
1720s
early 18th century
establishedBy charter granted by Charles II
establishedFor administration of the proprietary province of Carolina
executiveBody governor and council of Carolina
followedBy colonial government of North Carolina
colonial government of South Carolina
royal government of North Carolina
royal government of South Carolina
follows indigenous governance of the region
hasAuthority Lords Proprietors of Carolina
linked to: Lords Proprietors
hasPolicy implementation of plantation slavery
management of relations with Indigenous peoples
promotion of English settlement
regulation of trade and plantations
historicalPeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
inception 1663
judicialBody provincial courts of Carolina
languageUsed English
legalForm proprietary colony government
legislativeBody Commons House of Assembly of Carolina
Grand Council of Carolina
locatedIn British North America
linked to: British America

North America
namedAfter King Charles I of England
officeHeldBy Grand Council of Carolina
deputy governor of Carolina
governor of Carolina
partOf British Empire
English colonial empire
linked to: British colonies
significantEvent Carolina charter of 1663
Carolina charter of 1665
subordinateTo English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

King Charles II of England
Lords Proprietors of Carolina
linked to: Lords Proprietors
territoryIncludes Albemarle region
Cape Fear region
area of present-day Georgia
area of present-day North Carolina
area of present-day South Carolina
uses English common law

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Joseph Blake (acting governor, planning phase) government colonial government of Carolina
Drafting of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 follows colonial government of North Carolina
linked to: colonial government of Carolina
North Carolina Governor's Council partOf royal government of North Carolina
linked to: colonial government of Carolina
Journals of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina mainSubject North Carolina colonial government
linked to: colonial government of Carolina
National Register of Historic Places listing (Tryon Palace Historic District) associatedWith colonial government of North Carolina
linked to: colonial government of Carolina
Charles Pinckney (chief justice) employer colonial government of South Carolina
linked to: colonial government of Carolina
North Carolina western lands governedBy North Carolina colonial government
linked to: colonial government of Carolina