Royal Charter of 1640

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf charter
gptkbp:allows trade and commerce
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Puritan_migration
gptkbp:awardedBy 1684
gptkbp:contributedTo the development of colonial charters
gptkbp:defines territorial boundaries
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:the_English_Parliament
gptkbp:established judicial authority
self-governance in the colony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Charter of 1640
gptkbp:influenced future charters
the governance of other colonies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:isChallengedBy the_Dominion_of_New_England
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal disputes
gptkbp:isConsidered a_key_document_in_American_history
gptkbp:isDedicatedTo political tensions
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy gptkb:the_Crown
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy the political climate of the time
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor the development of democracy
gptkbp:isRelatedTo the establishment of towns
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkb:the_Massachusetts_Bay_Company
gptkbp:isUsedBy justify land claims
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:the_General_Court_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:ledTo increased autonomy for colonies
conflicts_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:provides religious freedom
gptkbp:purpose establish a colony
gptkbp:recognizes land rights of settlers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:colonial_America
gptkbp:significance legal foundation for governance
gptkbp:wasAffecting trade regulations
land ownership laws
the administration of justice
the development of infrastructure
the establishment of courts
the establishment of schools
the establishment of laws
the military organization
the rights of colonists
settler rights
the cultural development of the colony
the economic development of the colony
the governance of the colony
the legal status of the colony
the relationship with other colonies
the religious practices in the colony
the rights of assembly
the rights of the governor
the settlement patterns.
the structure of colonial government
the taxation policies
colonial_relations_with_England
the_political_landscape_of_New_England
the_relationship_with_Native_tribes
the_relationship_with_the_British_Crown
gptkbp:wasPartOf the_history_of_Massachusetts
the_legal_framework_of_colonial_America
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1640