Portsmouth Compact
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The Portsmouth Compact is a 1638 agreement signed by settlers in what is now Portsmouth, Rhode Island, establishing a self-governing community based on principles of religious freedom and democratic rule.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding charter
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ political agreement ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1638-03-07 ⓘ |
| established | Portsmouth, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guaranteedPrinciple |
consent of the governed
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majority rule ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of separation of church and state in America
ⓘ
one of the earliest documents of democratic self-government in New England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Puritan religious ideas
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Separatist principles ⓘ covenant theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | covenant among settlers ⓘ |
| politicalSystemEstablished |
democratic town meeting
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self-governing town ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a self-governing community
ⓘ
to provide for democratic rule ⓘ to secure religious freedom ⓘ |
| region | Colonial Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Providence Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Anne Hutchinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Hutchinson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ John Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coggeshall NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coggeshall Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ John Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Easton NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Carder NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Maxson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Wilbore NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ William Aspinwall NERFINISHED ⓘ William Coddington NERFINISHED ⓘ William Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William Freeborn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hutchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingLocation |
Aquidneck Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1638 ⓘ |
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