General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislative body
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
elected officials
Governor and Assistants |
| gptkbp:createdBy |
local governments
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:King_James_II
1686 |
| gptkbp:established |
1630
|
| gptkbp:has_a_role_in |
the_development_of_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
judicial matters
|
| gptkbp:held_annually |
in May
in October |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| gptkbp:includes |
representatives from towns
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:English_common_law
Puritan_beliefs |
| gptkbp:is_a |
modern state legislature
|
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
colonial governance
the_establishment_of_Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in |
colonial resistance
|
| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
social issues
political discourse |
| gptkbp:is_a_site_for |
legal proceedings
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
theocratic principles
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
the_history_of_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:is_governed_by |
managed public resources
oversaw education |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
land disputes
land distribution religious matters addressed grievances regulated commerce |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its strict laws
|
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:New_England
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
enacted laws
shaped colonial policy created laws for the colony enforced moral codes managed colonial affairs represented the colonists represented the interests of settlers |
| gptkbp:meets |
gptkb:Boston
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
|
| gptkbp:powers |
levy taxes
regulate trade manage public affairs |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Dominion_of_New_England
|
| gptkbp:responsibleFor |
military organization
making laws |
| gptkbp:servedIn |
colonial legislature
|
| gptkbp:session |
debates
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
|