Commons House of Assembly of Georgia

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The Commons House of Assembly of Georgia was the lower house of the colonial legislature in the Province of Georgia under British rule.

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Commons House of Assembly of Georgia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislative body
lower house
appliesToJurisdiction Province of Georgia NERFINISHED
royal colony of Georgia NERFINISHED
basedOn model of the British House of Commons
colonialPower Great Britain NERFINISHED
conflictWith royal governors of Georgia over taxation and policy
constitutionalStatus colonial assembly chartered under royal authority
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dissolvedAsConsequenceOf American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
transition from colony to U.S. state
followedBy Georgia General Assembly NERFINISHED
governedBy standing rules of the colonial assembly
governmentBranch legislative branch of the Province of Georgia
hasAuthority to appropriate colonial revenues
to petition the British Crown
to regulate local affairs in the Province of Georgia
hasJurisdictionOver internal legislation of the Province of Georgia
provincial taxation in Georgia
hasRole lawmaking for the Province of Georgia
representation of freeholders in Georgia
taxation authority in the Province of Georgia
historicalContext British colonial administration in North America
historicalPeriod 18th century
legislativeBodyFor Province of Georgia NERFINISHED
legislativeProcess passed bills subject to approval by Governor's Council and royal governor
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British America
Province of Georgia NERFINISHED
locatedInTime colonial period of Georgia
meetsIn assembly chamber in Savannah, Georgia
oppositeChamber Governor's Council of Georgia NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Parliamentary system of British America
partOf colonial legislature of Georgia
government of the Province of Georgia NERFINISHED
system of colonial assemblies in British North America
positionInLegislature lower chamber
relatedTo Georgia General Assembly (post-independence legislature) NERFINISHED
Georgia colonial charter NERFINISHED
replacedBy Georgia House of Assembly under state constitution
represented white male property owners in Georgia
seatOfGovernment Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED
subordinateTo British Crown NERFINISHED
royal governor of Georgia
typeOfRepresentation territorial representation by parishes or districts
usedLanguage English

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royal government of Georgia legislativeBody Commons House of Assembly of Georgia
subject surface form: Royal Government of Georgia