royal charter of Massachusetts Bay
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The royal charter of Massachusetts Bay was a 17th-century English legal document that established the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s government and granted it broad powers of self-rule under the Crown.
Aliases (5)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial charter
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constitutional document → legal document → royal charter → |
| abolishedBy |
Court of King’s Bench
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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New England → |
| authorizedBody |
Massachusetts Bay General Court
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Massachusetts Bay assistants (magistrates) → Massachusetts Bay governor → |
| contains |
provisions for a General Court of freemen
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provisions for election of governor, deputy governor, and assistants → territorial grant in New England → |
| country |
Kingdom of England
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| dateGranted |
1629
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| defines |
corporate rights of Massachusetts Bay Company
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governmental structure of Massachusetts Bay Colony → office of governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony → powers of the General Court in Massachusetts Bay → |
| endTime |
1684
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| follows |
Second Charter of Virginia
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| grantedBy |
Charles I of England
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| grantedTo |
Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
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Massachusetts Bay Company → |
| grants |
broad powers of self-government
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power to admit freemen of the company → power to elect colonial officers → power to hold courts → power to levy local taxes → power to make local laws and ordinances → |
| hasEffect |
created a corporate colony under the Crown
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established de facto self-rule in Massachusetts Bay Colony → provided legal basis for Puritan settlement in New England → |
| historicalPeriod |
English colonization of North America
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Stuart England → |
| language |
English
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| legalForm |
corporate charter
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| locationOfSigning |
England
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| publisher |
English Crown
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| relatedTo |
Dominion of New England
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Glorious Revolution in New England → Massachusetts Body of Liberties → |
| replacedBy |
Province of Massachusetts Bay charter of 1691
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charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay → |
| significantEvent |
establishment of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| startTime |
1629
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| subjectTo |
English law
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sovereignty of the English Crown → |
| territoryIncludes |
area around Massachusetts Bay
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parts of present-day Massachusetts → parts of present-day New Hampshire → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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royal charter of Massachusetts Bay
("charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay")
→
royal charter of Massachusetts Bay ("Province of Massachusetts Bay charter of 1691") → |
replacedBy |
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Superior Court of Judicature
("royal charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay")
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authority |
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
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authorityDerivedFrom |
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New England political institutions
("Massachusetts Bay Charter")
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basedOn |
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Deputy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
("Province of Massachusetts Bay charter of 1691")
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officeCreatedBy |
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Mayflower Compact
("Massachusetts Bay Colony charter")
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supersededBy |