Colonial Assembly of North Carolina

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The Colonial Assembly of North Carolina was the legislative body of the Province of North Carolina under British colonial rule, responsible for making local laws and representing colonists before it was superseded by the state’s post-Revolution legislature.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislative body
lower house of legislature
appliesToJurisdiction British America
Province of North Carolina
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dissolvedAfter American Revolutionary War
adoption of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776
followedBy North Carolina General Assembly
hasPart House of Burgesses
surface form: House of Burgesses of North Carolina

North Carolina Governor's Council
lower house of the North Carolina colonial legislature
upper house of the North Carolina colonial legislature
hasRole appropriation of public funds
church establishment and support
creation of counties and towns
defense policy within the colony
election regulation
enactment of local statutes
implementation of imperial trade laws
infrastructure legislation
judicial system organization
lawmaking
local governance
militia organization
oversight of colonial officials
petitioning the Crown
poor relief legislation
public education measures
regulation of Native American relations
regulation of land grants
regulation of slavery within the colony
regulation of trade within the colony
representation of colonists
setting local fees and duties
taxation authority
war-time mobilization during colonial wars
legislativeBodyFor Province of North Carolina
legislativeBranchOf Province of North Carolina
legislativeProcess bicameral procedure with upper and lower houses
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity North Carolina
Province of North Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
partOf North Carolina Colony
surface form: colonial government of North Carolina

Province of North Carolina
surface form: government of the Province of North Carolina
replacedBy North Carolina General Assembly
significantEvent conflicts with royal governors over taxation
resistance to certain British imperial policies
subordinateTo Board of Trade of the United Kingdom
surface form: Board of Trade

British Crown
British Parliament
usedLanguage English

Referenced by (1)

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North Carolina General Assembly replaced Colonial Assembly of North Carolina