Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663
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The Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663 was a landmark colonial document granted by King Charles II that guaranteed an unusual degree of religious freedom and self-governance to Rhode Island, shaping later political developments in New England.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial charter
→
historical document → royal charter → |
| appliesToTerritory |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
→
Rhode Island → |
| basisFor | government of Rhode Island colony → |
| containedProvision |
broad religious toleration for Christians
→
corporate powers for the colony → power to elect officers annually → power to make laws not contrary to the laws of England → |
| dateGranted | 1663-07-08 → |
| grantedBy | Charles II of England → |
| grantedTo |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
→
surface form:
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
freemen of Rhode Island → |
| guaranteedRight |
elective government
→
liberty of conscience → religious freedom → self-governance → |
| historicalContext | English colonial administration in North America → |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
→
surface form:
Restoration era
|
| influenced |
development of self-government in the American colonies
→
later American concepts of religious freedom → political development of Rhode Island → tradition of religious liberty in New England → |
| issuedBy |
Kingdom of England
→
surface form:
English Crown
|
| issuedUnderAuthorityOf | Kingdom of England → |
| language | English → |
| legalForm | corporate charter → |
| limitedPowerOf | royal officials in Rhode Island → |
| locationOfOriginal | Rhode Island State Archives → |
| notableFor |
high degree of colonial autonomy
→
unusually extensive religious liberty for its time → |
| providedFor |
elected General Assembly
→
elected assistants → elected deputy governor → elected governor → legislative authority in the General Assembly → local control over internal affairs → |
| recognizedPoliticalEntity |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
→
surface form:
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
|
| recognizedRight |
to establish courts of justice
→
to hold property collectively as a corporation → to organize a militia → |
| recognizedSettlement |
Newport
→
Portsmouth → Providence → Warwick → |
| replaced | Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644 → |
| servedAsConstitutionUntil | 1843 → |
| supersededBy |
Rhode Island state constitution
→
surface form:
Rhode Island Constitution of 1843
|
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