colonial government of Carolina

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The colonial government of Carolina was the early English administrative authority established in the late 17th century to govern the proprietary province of Carolina in North America under the Lords Proprietors.

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instanceOf colonial government
former government
appliesToJurisdiction Carolina NERFINISHED
capital Charles Town NERFINISHED
constitutionalDocument Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina NERFINISHED
charter of Carolina NERFINISHED
country Province of Carolina NERFINISHED
dissolved 1710s
1720s
early 18th century
establishedBy charter granted by Charles II
establishedFor administration of the proprietary province of Carolina
executiveBody governor and council of Carolina NERFINISHED
followedBy colonial government of North Carolina
colonial government of South Carolina
royal government of North Carolina
royal government of South Carolina NERFINISHED
follows indigenous governance of the region
hasAuthority Lords Proprietors of Carolina NERFINISHED
hasPolicy implementation of plantation slavery
management of relations with Indigenous peoples
promotion of English settlement
regulation of trade and plantations
historicalPeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
inception 1663
judicialBody provincial courts of Carolina NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
legalForm proprietary colony government
legislativeBody Commons House of Assembly of Carolina NERFINISHED
Grand Council of Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedIn British North America NERFINISHED
North America
namedAfter King Charles I of England NERFINISHED
officeHeldBy Grand Council of Carolina NERFINISHED
deputy governor of Carolina
governor of Carolina
partOf British Empire
English colonial empire NERFINISHED
significantEvent Carolina charter of 1663 NERFINISHED
Carolina charter of 1665 NERFINISHED
subordinateTo English Crown NERFINISHED
King Charles II of England NERFINISHED
Lords Proprietors of Carolina NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Albemarle region NERFINISHED
Cape Fear region NERFINISHED
area of present-day Georgia
area of present-day North Carolina
area of present-day South Carolina
uses English common law

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Joseph Blake (acting governor, planning phase) government colonial government of Carolina
Drafting of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 follows colonial government of Carolina
this entity surface form: colonial government of North Carolina
North Carolina Governor's Council partOf colonial government of Carolina
this entity surface form: royal government of North Carolina