Plymouth General Court

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislative body
gptkbp:addresses land ownership
military defense
trade regulations
community welfare
gptkbp:composedOf elected representatives
gptkbp:dissolved 1691
the merging of colonies
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pilgrims
1620
gptkbp:governance gptkb:New_England_colonies
gptkbp:has_a_role_in the Mayflower Compact
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver laws and regulations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plymouth General Court
gptkbp:impact American_democracy
gptkbp:includes Governor
Deputy Governor
Assistants
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:English_common_law
Puritan_beliefs
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Plymouth_Colony's_development
the_governance_of_Plymouth_Colony.
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in the establishment of local governance
gptkbp:is_a_model_for other colonial assemblies
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for public debate
gptkbp:is_characterized_by self-governance
religious influence
gptkbp:is_involved_in social issues
local governance
land disputes
the establishment of schools
Native_American_relations
gptkbp:is_known_for town meetings
its legislative acts
its compact governance style
its role in community decisions
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:is_part_of early_American_colonial_history
gptkbp:legal_principle gptkb:Plymouth_Colony
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Plymouth_Colony
early settlers
managed resources
settlers
addressed public health issues
enacted laws
regulated commerce
represented the colonists' interests
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Plymouth,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Plymouth_Colony
gptkbp:responsibleFor judicial matters
gptkbp:servedIn colonial government
gptkbp:session annually
gptkbp:succeededBy Province of Massachusetts Bay
gptkbp:worksWith taxation issues