Lord Proprietors

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:created land policies
fundamental constitutions
gptkbp:dissolved in 1729
gptkbp:encouraged agriculture
immigration to colonies
gptkbp:established gptkb:trade_routes
1663
plantations
proprietary government
gptkbp:faced challenges from settlers
gptkbp:given_for land by King Charles II
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Carolina_Colony
settlement of colonies
gptkbp:had gptkb:political_power
land disputes
legal authority
political alliances
cultural impact
conflicts with Native Americans
varied backgrounds
economic interests
economic power
economic motivations
varied interests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Proprietors
gptkbp:included gptkb:William_Berkeley
gptkb:John_Colleton
gptkb:Anthony_Ashley_Cooper
gptkb:Sir_William_Berkeley
gptkb:Sir_George_Carteret
gptkb:Edward_Hyde
gptkb:Lord_John_Berkeley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:social_hierarchy
colonial governance
land ownership patterns
land distribution
colonial legislation
settler relations
gptkbp:involved land speculation
gptkbp:were gptkb:landowner
associated with the English Civil War
noblemen
land grant recipients
involved in colonial conflicts
key figures in colonial history
part of colonial administration
involved in trade negotiations
key to colonial expansion
eight individuals
associated with the establishment of South Carolina
associated with the founding of North Carolina
granted rights
influential in the South
part of the Atlantic slave trade
part of the British Empire's colonial strategy
part of the early American colonial system
part of the proprietary system
replaced by royal governors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southern_colonies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5