New Hampshire General Assembly
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The New Hampshire General Assembly was the colonial-era legislature of the Province of New Hampshire, responsible for making laws and governing the colony before American independence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly of New Hampshire | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legislature
ⓘ
historical organization ⓘ legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Hampshire Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
New Hampshire colony
Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| authorityDerivedFrom | royal charter ⓘ |
| composedOf |
appointed councilors
ⓘ
elected representatives from New Hampshire towns ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1770s ⓘ |
| establishedFor | governance of the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Hampshire General Court ⓘ |
| follows |
Massachusetts General Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts General Court (as governing authority over New Hampshire before separate province status)
|
| governmentType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| governs | internal affairs of the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Hampshire Executive Council District 3
ⓘ
surface form:
New Hampshire Council
New Hampshire General Court ⓘ
surface form:
New Hampshire House of Representatives
colonial governor of New Hampshire ⓘ lower house ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to the state legislature of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to colonial self-government traditions in New England
ⓘ
helped shape early political institutions in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
appropriation of colonial revenues
ⓘ
enactment of local statutes and ordinances ⓘ lawmaking for the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ regulation of trade within the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ taxation authority in the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| location |
Exeter, New Hampshire
ⓘ
Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
colonial assembly house in Portsmouth
ⓘ
meeting houses in various New Hampshire towns ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| regulates |
local taxation and public expenditures
ⓘ
militia organization in the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ roads and local infrastructure in the colony ⓘ town incorporation in the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
conflicts with royal governors over taxation and representation
ⓘ
participation in pre-Revolutionary resistance to British policies ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
President of the Board of Trade
ⓘ
surface form:
Board of Trade (British)
British Crown ⓘ royal governor of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
General Assembly of New Hampshire