Delaware colonial assembly

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colonial legislature historical organization unicameral legislature

The Delaware colonial assembly was the legislative body of the Delaware Colony under British rule, responsible for making local laws and representing colonists’ interests before independence.

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Delaware colonial assembly canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial legislature ⓘ historical organization ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Assembly of the Lower Counties on Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware General Assembly (colonial era) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizedBy	Crown of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ proprietary charter of Pennsylvania ⓘ
country	Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolved	1776 ⓘ
followedBy	Delaware General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	proprietary colony legislature ⓘ
hasPart	House of Assembly of the Three Lower Counties on Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole	lawmaking body ⓘ local self-government ⓘ representation of colonists ⓘ taxation authority ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British rule in North America ⓘ colonial era ⓘ
inception	1704 ⓘ
jurisdiction	civil law in Delaware Colony ⓘ local taxation in Delaware Colony ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	colonial assembly ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeProcess	representative assembly ⓘ unicameral ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	British America NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetsIn	Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent County, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ New Castle County, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ New Castle, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex County, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	colonial government of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ government of Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy	Delaware state legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents	colonists in Delaware Colony ⓘ freeholders of the Three Lower Counties on Delaware ⓘ
significantEvent	assertion of separate assembly from Pennsylvania in 1704 ⓘ participation in movement toward American independence ⓘ
subordinateTo	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ proprietor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
territorialExtent	Kent County NERFINISHED ⓘ New Castle County NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex County NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Delaware General Assembly → precededBy → Delaware colonial assembly ⓘ