Maryland Council

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The Maryland Council was the colonial advisory and executive body that assisted the royal governor in governing the Province of Maryland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
colonial governing council
executive body
upper house of legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED
Lord Baltimore’s proprietary colony (before royal control)
Province of Maryland NERFINISHED
colony of Maryland
composedOf elite landowners and officeholders
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dissolved late 18th century
dissolvedAfter American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
followedBy Maryland State Senate NERFINISHED
governingBodyOf Province of Maryland NERFINISHED
governmentBranch executive branch of colonial Maryland
legislative branch of colonial Maryland
governs colonial affairs of Maryland
hasAuthority advise on defense and security of the colony
advise on taxation and revenue measures
approve or reject legislation from the lower house
issue orders and proclamations with the governor
hasFunction bridge between local colonial interests and imperial authorities
hasMember colonial councillor
hasRole acted as a court of appeals in some cases
advised the royal governor
assisted in executive administration
served as upper legislative chamber
historicalPeriod colonial era
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED
inception 17th century
jurisdictionOver enslaved people in the Province of Maryland
free inhabitants of the Province of Maryland
legalSystem English common law (adapted to colonial conditions)
legislativeBodyFor Province of Maryland NERFINISHED
location Annapolis, Maryland NERFINISHED
St. Mary’s City, Maryland NERFINISHED
meetsIn council chamber in the colonial capitol
partOf British colonial administration in North America NERFINISHED
bicameral legislature of colonial Maryland
colonial government of Maryland NERFINISHED
religion Anglican influence predominant among members
replacedBy state-level legislative institutions of Maryland
seatOfGovernment Maryland State House (late colonial period) NERFINISHED
selectionMethod appointment by the proprietor or Crown
subordinateTo British Crown NERFINISHED
proprietor of Maryland (in proprietary period)
royal governor of Maryland
usedLanguage English

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