revolutionary government of New York

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Patriot government provisional government revolutionary authority

The revolutionary government of New York was the provisional Patriot authority that took control of New York’s governance during the American Revolution, replacing the British colonial administration.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Patriot government → provisional government → revolutionary authority →
appliesToJurisdiction	Patriot-controlled areas of New York →
appliesToTerritory	Province of New York → State of New York →
capital	Kingston, New York (later) → New York City (initially) →
cooperatedWith	Continental Army → Continental Congress →
country	United States (predecessor polity: Thirteen Colonies) →
dissolvedBy	implementation of the New York Constitution of 1777 →
endTime	1777 →
establishedBy	New York Provincial Congress →
executiveBody	Council of Safety of New York →
followedBy	permanent state government of New York →
follows	British rule in New York →
goal	to replace British colonial rule in New York → to support the American Revolutionary War effort →
hasPart	committees of safety in New York → local revolutionary committees →
headOfGovernment	New York Provincial Congress (collective) →
ideology	Patriot cause →
languageUsed	English →
legalBasis	authority of the people of New York → resolutions of the New York Provincial Congress →
legislativeBody	New York Convention → New York Provincial Congress →
location	New York →
natureOfWork	civil administration during wartime →
opposedBy	British Army → Loyalists in New York →
participatesIn	American Revolutionary War →
partOf	American Revolution → Patriot governance in the Thirteen Colonies →
replaced	British colonial administration in New York → colonial government of New York →
replacedBy	constitutional government of the State of New York →
sharesBorderWith	revolutionary government of Connecticut → revolutionary government of Massachusetts → revolutionary government of New Jersey → revolutionary government of Pennsylvania →
significantDocument	New York Constitution of 1777 →
significantEvent	New York Provincial Congress → adoption of the New York Constitution of 1777 →
startTime	1775 →
timePeriod	18th century →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New York Colonial Assembly →	replacedBy