Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_documents
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| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations
gptkb:King_Charles_II_of_England |
| gptkbp:awardYear |
1663
|
| gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:Rhode_Island_State_Archives
|
| gptkbp:documentType |
royal charter
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:length |
over 3,000 words
|
| gptkbp:locationSigned |
gptkb:Westminster,_England
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
unusually broad religious liberty
allowed election of governor and legislature by colonists |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide self-government to Rhode Island
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:John_Clarke
gptkb:Roger_Williams |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Rhode_Island_Constitution_of_1843
|
| gptkbp:significance |
guaranteed religious freedom
served as state constitution until 1843 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rhode_Island_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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