New York Provincial Congress

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defacto government provincial congress revolutionary governing body

The New York Provincial Congress was a revolutionary governing body that assumed control of New York’s political affairs from the colonial authorities during the American Revolution.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defacto government → provincial congress → revolutionary governing body →
appliesToJurisdiction	New York →
authorityDerivedFrom	people of New York →
convenedIn	New York City → White Plains → surface form: "White Plains, New York"
country	Province of New York → U.S. state of New York → surface form: "State of New York"
dissolvedAfter	adoption of the New York State Constitution →
drafted	New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York State Constitution of 1777"
endTime	1777 →
establishedFor	self-government independent of royal authority →
followedBy	New York State Constitutional Convention of 1777 → New York State Legislature →
governmentType	unicameral legislature →
hasPart	New York Provincial Congress → surface form: "First New York Provincial Congress" New York Provincial Congress → surface form: "Second New York Provincial Congress" New York Provincial Congress → surface form: "Third New York Provincial Congress"
historicalPeriod	American Revolutionary War →
ideology	American patriot cause →
jurisdictionOver	patriot-controlled areas of New York →
languageUsed	English →
legislatedOn	finance and taxation → internal security → military organization → war measures →
legislativeBodyOf	New York →
locatedIn	New York →
opposedBy	British colonial authorities → American Loyalists → surface form: "Loyalists in New York"
participant	George Clinton → John Jay → Philip Livingston → Pierre Van Cortlandt → Robert R. Livingston → William Duer →
partOf	American Revolutionary War → surface form: "American Revolution"
replaced	Governor’s Council of New York → surface form: "New York General Assembly" colonial government of New York →
replacedBy	New York State Legislature →
role	provisional government → revolutionary legislature →
significantEvent	adopted the New York State Constitution of 1777 → assumed control of New York’s political affairs from colonial authorities → authorized formation of New York militia units → organized resistance to British rule in New York → sent delegates to the Continental Congress →
startTime	1775 →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

revolutionary government of New York → establishedBy → New York Provincial Congress →

revolutionary government of New York → executiveBody → New York Provincial Congress →

this entity surface form: "Council of Safety of New York"

New York Provincial Congress → hasPart → New York Provincial Congress →

this entity surface form: "First New York Provincial Congress"

New York Provincial Congress → hasPart → New York Provincial Congress →

this entity surface form: "Second New York Provincial Congress"

New York Provincial Congress → hasPart → New York Provincial Congress →

this entity surface form: "Third New York Provincial Congress"

revolutionary government of New York → headOfGovernment → New York Provincial Congress →

this entity surface form: "New York Provincial Congress (collective)"

revolutionary government of New York → legislativeBody → New York Provincial Congress →

Alexander McDougall → memberOf → New York Provincial Congress →

Robert R. Livingston → memberOf → New York Provincial Congress →

New York Colonial Assembly → replacedBy → New York Provincial Congress →

revolutionary government of New York → significantEvent → New York Provincial Congress →