Michigan Territorial Council

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legislative assembly territorial legislature

The Michigan Territorial Council was the appointed legislative assembly that governed the Michigan Territory before it achieved statehood in 1837.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Legislative Council of the Michigan Territory 1
Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan 1
Michigan Territorial Council canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly ⓘ
territorial legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Green Bay area (while part of Michigan Territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michigan Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toledo Strip (disputed region) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Peninsula (after its attachment to Michigan Territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wisconsin Territory (before its separation from Michigan Territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ
present-day Dakotas (while part of Michigan Territory) ⓘ
present-day Iowa (while part of Michigan Territory) ⓘ
present-day Minnesota (eastern portion, while in Michigan Territory) ⓘ
present-day State of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
present-day Wisconsin (eastern portion, while in Michigan Territory) ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1837 ⓘ
endTime 1837 ⓘ
followedBy Michigan Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michigan State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows governor-and-judges system of Michigan Territory ⓘ
hasCapital Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil law in Michigan Territory ⓘ
criminal law in Michigan Territory ⓘ
organization of counties and townships in Michigan Territory ⓘ
territorial taxation in Michigan Territory ⓘ
hasPart eighth Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
fifth Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
first Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
fourth Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
second Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
seventh Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
sixth Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
third Michigan Territorial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole advised territorial governor ⓘ
enacted territorial statutes ⓘ
historyOfTopic history of Michigan Territory ⓘ
legal history of Michigan ⓘ
inception 1824 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Michigan Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf government of Michigan Territory ⓘ
legislativePeriod pre-statehood period of Michigan ⓘ
legislativeProcess passed territorial laws for Michigan Territory ⓘ
location Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf territorial government of Michigan ⓘ
precededBy governor-and-judges system of Michigan Territory ⓘ
replacedBy Michigan State Legislature upon statehood in 1837 ⓘ
significantEvent involved in governance during the Toledo War period ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Michigan Territory → legislativeBody → Michigan Territorial Council ⓘ
Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → governedBy → Michigan Territorial Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Territorial government of Michigan Territory
Michigan Legislature → precededBy → Michigan Territorial Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Legislative Council of the Michigan Territory
Michigan Senate → predecessor → Michigan Territorial Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Territorial Council of Michigan
Michigan House of Representatives → precededBy → Michigan Territorial Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan