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North Carolina under British colonial rule, responsible for making local laws and representing colonists before it was superseded by the state’s post-Revolution legislature.
Statements (51)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.