Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
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The Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly was the elected legislative body of colonial Pennsylvania, responsible for making laws and representing the interests of the colony’s freeholders before the American Revolution.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legislative assembly
ⓘ
lower house of legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Pennsylvania proprietors
ⓘ
royal governors of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| country | Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1776 ⓘ |
| electorate | freeholders of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Penn ⓘ |
| governmentType | representative colonial assembly ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
appropriations in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
local laws in Pennsylvania ⓘ militia funding in Pennsylvania ⓘ taxation in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasRole |
budgetary authority
ⓘ
lawmaking body ⓘ lower house ⓘ oversight of colonial administration ⓘ representative body ⓘ taxation authority ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British America ⓘ |
| inception | 1682 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Pennsylvania colonial charter ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
|
| legislativeBodyFor | Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | unicameral after 1701 in practice ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
colonial era of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
pre‑American Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Independence Hall
ⓘ
Pennsylvania State House ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pennsylvania colonial government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of colonial Pennsylvania
|
| replacedBy |
Pennsylvania General Assembly
ⓘ
unicameral legislature under the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 ⓘ |
| represents | freeholders of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by qualified freeholders ⓘ |
| significantBuilding |
Independence Hall
ⓘ
Pennsylvania State House ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
asserted right to originate money bills
ⓘ
authorized formation of Pennsylvania militia units before the Revolution ⓘ lost authority to the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference in 1776 ⓘ participated in opposition to the Stamp Act ⓘ resisted proprietary control over taxation ⓘ sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress ⓘ supported non‑importation agreements against British goods ⓘ |
| territory |
Colony of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Colony
|
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this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania Assembly
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania Assembly
Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
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this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania colonial government
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania colonial legislature
subject surface form:
John Dickinson
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania Assembly
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly (in transition period)