General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Court_of_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:country gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:dissolved 1780
gptkbp:established 1629
gptkbp:function gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:judge
lawmaking
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Charter_of_1629
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early example of representative government in America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Deputies
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Old_State_House
gptkb:Boston_Town_House
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Winthrop
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony_government
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:type gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Council_of_Assistants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Fairbanks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6