Territory of Franklin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Territory_of_Franklin
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf unrecognized U.S. territory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:State_of_Franklin
gptkbp:attemptedToJoin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Greeneville
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Franklin_dollar
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Southwest_Territory
gptkbp:existedDuring 1784
gptkbp:existedUntil 1789
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:western_North_Carolina
gptkbp:governor gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early attempt at statehood in U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Territory of Franklin
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Appalachian_region
gptkb:present-day_Tennessee
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:federal_territories_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5