colonial legislature

A colonial legislature is a representative governing body established in a colony to create laws, manage local affairs, and advise or balance the authority of the colonial governor and imperial power.

Aliases (7)

• colonial legislative assembly ×5
• colonial legislative body ×5
• colonial legislative council ×4
• historical parliament ×3
• Bermudian legislation ×1
• colonial assembly ×1
• colonial legislature body ×1

Instances (25)

• Bombay Legislative Council ("colonial legislative council")
• Acts of the Legislature of Bermuda ("Bermudian legislation")
• Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
• Colonial Assembly of Maryland ("colonial legislative assembly")
• Legislative Assembly ("colonial legislative body")
• New Hampshire General Assembly
• New Jersey General Assembly ("colonial legislative body")
• Legislative Assembly ("historical parliament")
• Massachusetts colonial legislature
• Madras Legislative Council ("colonial legislative council")
• general courts ("colonial legislative assembly")
• Commons House of Assembly ("colonial legislative body")
• Connecticut General Court
• Governor’s Council of New York ("colonial legislative council")
• Commons House of Assembly ("colonial legislative body")
• House of Burgesses ("colonial legislative assembly")
• Parliament of Upper Canada
• Legislative Council of Upper Canada ("colonial legislature body")
• New York Colonial Assembly ("colonial legislative assembly")
• New Jersey colonial assembly ("colonial legislative assembly")
• Legislative Assembly (France) ("historical parliament")
• National Assembly ("historical parliament")
• Colonial Assembly of North Carolina ("colonial legislative body")
• First Continental Congress ("colonial assembly")
• Legislative Council of Ceylon ("colonial legislative council")