Massachusetts charter

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:allows religious freedom
gptkbp:established gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:given_for gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkbp:has_been_restored 1691
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts charter
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for land grants
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Revolution
later state charters
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for settler claims
gptkbp:is_a_document_that defined citizenship rights
established a system of checks and balances
regulated trade
provided for public education
defined the relationship between church and state
defined colonial rights
regulated immigration
regulated commerce
defined the government structure
defined the powers of the governor
granted rights to settlers
established voting rights
allowed for taxation
established a court system
established a militia
established governance rules
provided for the appointment of officials
provided for the establishment of courts.
provided for the establishment of towns
regulated land ownership
regulated relations with Native Americans
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for gptkb:local_governance
gptkbp:is_a_source_of legal authority
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:historical_analysis
gptkbp:is_associated_with Puritan ideals
gptkbp:is_challenged_by the Dominion of New England
gptkbp:is_debated_in the Crown
gptkbp:is_essential_for colonial governance
gptkbp:is_significant_for colonial autonomy
gptkbp:is_used_to govern the colony
gptkbp:key colonial history
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
gptkbp:model other colonies
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:related_to Puritan migration
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
gptkbp:revoked_in 1684
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:John_Winthrop
gptkbp:significance foundation of self-governance
gptkbp:type colonial charter
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in colonial expansion
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:state_government
gptkbp:was_a_response_to settler demands
gptkbp:was_involved_in land disputes
gptkbp:was_issued_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:was_part_of the colonial legal system
colonial charters in New England
gptkbp:year_established 1629
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_Government_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5