Transylvania Company
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The Transylvania Company was an 18th-century land speculation enterprise that attempted to establish a proprietary colony in what is now Kentucky and parts of Tennessee.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonization company
ⓘ
land speculation company ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| aimedToEstablish | proprietary colony ⓘ |
| alternateName | Richard Henderson and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvalOutcome | not formally sanctioned as a colony ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolutionary era frontier expansion ⓘ |
| businessModel | land speculation ⓘ |
| claimedTerritoryNowIn |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedActivity | blazing the Wilderness Road ⓘ |
| compensatedBy |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
North Carolina colony land claims
ⓘ
Virginia colony land claims ⓘ |
| country | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | late 18th century ⓘ |
| employed | Daniel Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
North Carolina investors
ⓘ
Richard Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1774 ⓘ |
| foundedSettlement | Boonesborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceAttempt | Transylvania legislature at Boonesborough ⓘ |
| headquarteredIn | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early private colonization effort west of the Appalachians
ⓘ
helped open Kentucky to Anglo-American settlement ⓘ |
| keyFigure | Daniel Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landPurchaseArea |
Cumberland River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
claims voided by Virginia and North Carolina
ⓘ
never fully recognized by British Crown ⓘ |
| majorTreaty | Treaty of Sycamore Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Appalachian frontier
ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedUnderLawsOf | Province of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedColonyName | Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedLandFrom | Cherokee Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedCompensationForm | land grants ⓘ |
| region | Trans-Appalachian West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soughtApprovalFrom | Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyLocation | Sycamore Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatySignedIn | 1775 ⓘ |
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