The Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf charter
gptkbp:allows self-governance
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:King_James_II
gptkbp:contains provisions for land grants
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:General_Court_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:established legislative assembly
gptkbp:establishedIn 1629
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter
gptkbp:influenced later state constitutions
American_constitutional_development
gptkbp:influencedBy Puritan_beliefs
gptkbp:isA legal instrument
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Puritan_migration
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Royal_Governors
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal cases
gptkbp:isConsidered historians
historical document
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic literature
gptkbp:isExaminedBy historical research
gptkbp:isFiledIn gptkb:English_language
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn 1684
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy the King
gptkbp:isNotableFor its democratic principles
gptkbp:isPartOf colonial governance
American_colonial_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn American_history_textbooks
gptkbp:isRegardedAs one of the first self-governing documents
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Company
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:Massachusetts_Archives
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Company
gptkbp:isUsedIn historical studies
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor encourage settlement
gptkbp:ledTo Great Migration
gptkbp:provides election of officials
gptkbp:recognizes rights_of_English_subjects
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:New_England_Colonies
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
gptkbp:significance foundation of colonial government
gptkbp:wasPartOf colonial charters