South Carolina colonial legislature

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The South Carolina colonial legislature was the bicameral governing body of the Province of South Carolina under British rule, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and representing colonial interests before the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
colonial legislature
governing body
appliesToJurisdiction Province of South Carolina
appliesToPeriod colonial era of South Carolina
areaOfLegislation Native American relations
judicial organization
land distribution
parish and local administration
slavery regulation
trade and customs duties
capital Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
composition appointed upper house
elected lower house
conflict British imperial authorities
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dissolutionCause American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution
dissolved 1770s
hasPart South Carolina House of Representatives
surface form: South Carolina Commons House of Assembly

South Carolina Council
historicalPeriod Colonial America
surface form: British colonial America
historicalSignificance played a role in the movement toward American independence in South Carolina
precursor to the state legislature of South Carolina
inception late 17th century
language English
legalSystem English common law (adapted to colonial conditions)
legislativeBody Province of South Carolina
legislativeFunction appropriation of public funds
lawmaking
local governance
militia regulation
regulation of trade within the colony
taxation
location Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
meetsIn State House in Charleston (colonial era building)
partOf colonial government of South Carolina
passesThrough royal assent for laws
replacedBy South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina Provincial Congress
role representation of white male property owners
significantEvent assertion of colonial rights before the American Revolution
nonimportation agreements against British goods
resistance to the Stamp Act
subordinateTo Board of Trade of the United Kingdom
surface form: Board of Trade (Great Britain)

British Crown
royal governor of South Carolina
votingSystem restricted franchise based on property and race

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Commons House of Assembly partOf South Carolina colonial legislature
Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America governedBy South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: South Carolina colonial assembly
Colonel John Barnwell memberOf South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: South Carolina Commons House of Assembly
South Carolina General Assembly historicalPrecursor South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: Colonial Assembly of South Carolina
South Carolina Provincial Congress replaced South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: South Carolina colonial assembly
South Carolina Provincial Congress precededBy South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: Commons House of Assembly of South Carolina
Cato’s Conspiracy opposedBy South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: South Carolina colonial government
South Carolina Negro Act of 1740 enactedBy South Carolina colonial legislature
South Carolina Council workedWith South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: South Carolina Commons House of Assembly
Manigault family politicalInfluence South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: Provincial Assembly of South Carolina
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon usedBy South Carolina colonial legislature
this entity surface form: South Carolina colonial government