Pennsylvania proprietors
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The Pennsylvania proprietors were the colonial-era landowning authorities who held and managed the proprietary rights to the Province of Pennsylvania before the American Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| proprietorship of Pennsylvania | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial landowning authority
ⓘ
proprietary government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Pennsylvania Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | royal charter of 1681 ⓘ |
| compensationReceivedFrom | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compensationYear | late 18th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Native American nations over land cessions
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaker political leaders ⓘ frontier settlers over land titles ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsConsequenceOf | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerThrough |
governor of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
provincial council of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
appointment of some colonial officials
ⓘ
land grants in Pennsylvania ⓘ quit-rents in Pennsylvania ⓘ sale of land in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasPart |
John Penn (the governor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penn family NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Penn Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Penn Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1681 ⓘ |
| legalForm | hereditary proprietorship ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
colonial administration
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ proprietary rights ⓘ |
| notableMember |
John Penn (the governor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Penn Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Penn Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Benjamin Franklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania anti-proprietary party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedCharterFrom | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformDemand | conversion of Pennsylvania to royal colony ⓘ |
| religion | Quakerism (for William Penn) ⓘ |
| rightsAbolishedBy | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
French and Indian War land disputes
ⓘ
Paxton Boys unrest context ⓘ Walking Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of present-day Delaware
ⓘ
present-day Pennsylvania ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
proprietorship of Pennsylvania