American colonial assemblies

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colonial institution legislative body representative assembly

American colonial assemblies were locally elected legislative bodies in the Thirteen Colonies that asserted colonial self-governance and frequently resisted British imperial policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial institution → legislative body → representative assembly →
appliesToJurisdiction	British America →
composedOf	elected representatives → property-owning male colonists as voters →
country	Thirteen Colonies →
dissolvedOrAbolished	during and after the American Revolution →
followedBy	state legislatures after independence →
hasPart	Massachusetts General Court → New York General Assembly → Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly → South Carolina Commons House of Assembly → Virginia House of Burgesses →
hasRole	lawmaking → local self-governance → representation of colonists → resistance to imperial policy → taxation authority →
inception	17th century →
influenced	concept of no taxation without representation → development of American republicanism → state legislatures in the United States →
influencedBy	English Parliament → English common law → traditions of local self-rule →
locatedIn	Massachusetts Bay Colony → New York Colony → Pennsylvania Colony → South Carolina Colony → Virginia Colony →
opposed	British imperial taxation → royal prerogative in colonial governance → writs of assistance →
partOf	colonial governments in British North America →
practiced	issuing resolves and declarations → petitioning the Crown → power of the purse over governors → regulation of internal trade → regulation of local militia →
significantEvent	conflict with royal governors → expansion in the 18th century → nonimportation agreements → resistance to the Stamp Act → resistance to the Townshend Acts → support for Continental Congress →
timePeriod	colonial era in North America →
usedSystem	bicameralism in some colonies → unicameralism in some colonies →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) →	opposedBy