Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:document
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
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| gptkbp:based_on |
Puritan principles
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| gptkbp:created |
1638
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:government_of_Connecticut
gptkb:the_General_Court framework for government the office of governor |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639
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elected officials
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
American federalism |
| gptkbp:inspired |
later state constitutions
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| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
gptkb:political_theory
promoted civic responsibility defined the powers of government limited government power defined the relationship between church and state provided for checks and balances reflected the values of the time encouraged participation in government ensured rights of citizens established a social contract influenced later democratic movements. the colony's governance |
| gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for |
democratic governance in New England
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| gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
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| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:historical_debates
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| gptkbp:is_recognized_as |
the right to vote for property owners
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| gptkbp:is_set_in |
principles of governance
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| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
colonial self-governance
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
the colony's laws
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| gptkbp:model |
other colonies' charters
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:American_history
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| gptkbp:originated_in |
modern democracy
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| gptkbp:precedent |
future constitutions
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| gptkbp:product |
the Great Migration
colonial governance experiments |
| gptkbp:provides |
town meetings
representative government |
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:Connecticut_General_Court
January 14, 1639 |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1662
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| gptkbp:signed_by |
representatives of the towns
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| gptkbp:significance |
first written constitution in the Western tradition
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| gptkbp:was_a_foundational_text_for |
American political thought
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| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the need for order in the colony
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
Puritan theology |
| gptkbp:written_in |
gptkb:language
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
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