Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America
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The Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America was the formal corporate and governmental body that administered the Connecticut Colony under its royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America Context triple: [Connecticut Charter of 1662, corporateName, Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America]
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Connecticut Charter of 1662
The Connecticut Charter of 1662 was a royal charter granted by King Charles II that effectively established Connecticut’s self-governing colonial structure and later served as the basis for the state’s government.
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were a 1639 colonial constitution that established a representative government and are often regarded as one of the first written frameworks for democracy in what became the United States.
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revolutionary government of Connecticut
The revolutionary government of Connecticut was the Patriot-led colonial administration that managed the colony’s transition from British rule to independent statehood during the American Revolution.
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Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America
The Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America were a British philanthropic and administrative body chartered in the 18th century to plan, govern, and oversee the early development of the Georgia colony as a social and economic experiment.
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E.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America Target entity description: The Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America was the formal corporate and governmental body that administered the Connecticut Colony under its royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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A.
Connecticut Charter of 1662
The Connecticut Charter of 1662 was a royal charter granted by King Charles II that effectively established Connecticut’s self-governing colonial structure and later served as the basis for the state’s government.
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B.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were a 1639 colonial constitution that established a representative government and are often regarded as one of the first written frameworks for democracy in what became the United States.
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C.
revolutionary government of Connecticut
The revolutionary government of Connecticut was the Patriot-led colonial administration that managed the colony’s transition from British rule to independent statehood during the American Revolution.
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D.
Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America
The Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America were a British philanthropic and administrative body chartered in the 18th century to plan, govern, and oversee the early development of the Georgia colony as a social and economic experiment.
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E.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties was a 1641 legal code in the Massachusetts Bay Colony that outlined early colonial rights and protections, influencing later American constitutional principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
colonial government ⓘ royal chartered corporation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Connecticut Charter of 1662
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter government of Connecticut
Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Colony government
Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America ⓘ
surface form:
Governor and Company of Connecticut
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles II of England
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1776 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Connecticut Charter of 1662
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Charter of Connecticut
|
| followedBy |
Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Connecticut
|
| governmentType |
corporate colony
ⓘ
representative colonial government ⓘ |
| grantedPrivileges |
power to elect own governor
ⓘ
power to make local laws ⓘ right of self-government ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Hartford ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Assistants of Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
Deputy Governor of Connecticut Colony ⓘ Connecticut General Court ⓘ
surface form:
General Assembly of Connecticut Colony
Governor of Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Connecticut colonial governor
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of Connecticut Colony
|
| headOfState | Monarch of England ⓘ |
| inception | 1662 ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver | freemen of Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalForm |
body politic and corporate
ⓘ
chartered company ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| location | Connecticut ⓘ |
| mainRegulatoryText |
Connecticut Charter of 1662
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter of Connecticut
|
| parentOrganization | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
British America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| religion |
Congregationalism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| replaces | earlier self-governing Connecticut settlements ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adoption of the 1662 charter
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continuation of charter government after 1688 Glorious Revolution ⓘ transition to State of Connecticut government after American Revolution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1662 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Kingdom of England
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surface form:
English Crown
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of England
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