Georgia Council of Safety
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The Georgia Council of Safety was a Revolutionary-era governing body in the Province of Georgia that oversaw military and civil affairs during the early stages of the American Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgia Council of Safety canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provisional government
ⓘ
revolutionary governing body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Province of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | model of colonial committees of safety ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War political bodies
ⓘ
Defunct political institutions in Georgia ⓘ History of Georgia (U.S. state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Province of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1770s ⓘ |
| governs |
civil administration in revolutionary Georgia
ⓘ
military policy in revolutionary Georgia ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Georgia militia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local committees of safety in Georgia ⓘ provincial military forces in Georgia ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coordination with Continental Congress
ⓘ
enforcement of Continental Association measures in Georgia ⓘ provisioning of troops ⓘ regulation of trade related to the war effort ⓘ security and public order ⓘ supervision of loyalist activity ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of colonial resistance
ⓘ
oversight of civil affairs ⓘ oversight of military affairs ⓘ revolutionary governance ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction |
emergency powers
ⓘ
executive authority ⓘ military authority ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| inception | 1775 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British royal authority in Georgia
ⓘ
Loyalist factions in Georgia ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriot administrative structures in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause ⓘ |
| replacedBy | republican state government of Georgia ⓘ |
| replaces | royal government of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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