Connecticut Charter of 1662
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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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial charter
ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ royal charter ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| archivalLocation | Connecticut State Library ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Charter Oak incident ⓘ |
| basisFor |
early state government of Connecticut
ⓘ
Connecticut General Court ⓘ
surface form:
government of the Colony of Connecticut
|
| confirmedRightsOf |
Connecticut colonists
ⓘ
freemen of Connecticut towns ⓘ |
| corporateName | Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateGranted | 1662-04-23 ⓘ |
| effect | unified Connecticut and New Haven under one government ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfGovernment |
representative government
ⓘ
self-governing colony ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| grantedPowers |
elect General Assembly
ⓘ
elect deputy governor ⓘ elect governor ⓘ levy taxes ⓘ make local laws ⓘ manage internal affairs ⓘ organize militia ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Connecticut
|
| historicalRegion | New England ⓘ |
| influenced | development of written constitutions in the United States ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1818 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Connecticut General Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
General Assembly of Connecticut
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial constitution ⓘ |
| legalTradition | English common law ⓘ |
| limitedInterferenceBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
|
| locationSigned |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mergedColonies |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
New Haven Colony ⓘ |
| predecessor | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ⓘ |
| providedFor |
annual elections
ⓘ
elected legislature ⓘ governor and company corporate structure ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
Fundamental Orders of 1639
|
| subjectOf | Connecticut colonial history ⓘ |
| successor |
Connecticut state constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Connecticut of 1818
|
| symbolOf |
Connecticut political autonomy
ⓘ
colonial self-government in British America ⓘ |
| usedAsStateConstitutionUntil | 1818 ⓘ |
| yearGranted | 1662 ⓘ |
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