Pennsylvania colonial government
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The Pennsylvania colonial government was the administrative and legislative system that governed the Province of Pennsylvania under British rule prior to the American Revolution.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government of colonial Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Pennsylvania provincial government | 1 |
| colonial government of Pennsylvania | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
colonial government ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Proprietor of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| capital | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
protection of civil liberties for many settlers
ⓘ
strong legislative power of the Assembly ⓘ weakness of the proprietary executive ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| currency | Pennsylvania pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantReligiousInfluence | Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | promotion of trade and agriculture ⓘ |
| endCause | Declaration of Independence by Pennsylvania and other colonies ⓘ |
| endTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| executiveHead |
Governor of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proprietor of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| founder | William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadBody |
Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provincial Council of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English common law
ⓘ
Quaker political ideals ⓘ |
| judicialBody | provincial courts of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Charter of Privileges of 1701
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frame of Government of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Charter of 1681 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeSystem | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| location | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGovernor |
James Logan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| overlord | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
British North American colony
ⓘ
proprietary colony ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | religious toleration ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceOf | Penn family proprietors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
French and Indian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Assembly’s resistance to proprietary control ⓘ Stamp Act crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ adoption of the Charter of Privileges (1701) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1681 ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pennsylvania counties ⓘ |
| upperChamber | Provincial Council of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | property-based suffrage for free men ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
colonial government of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania provincial government
this entity surface form:
Government of colonial Pennsylvania