Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida

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The Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida was the territorial legislature that governed Florida before it achieved statehood in 1845.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf territorial legislature
unicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction East Florida NERFINISHED
Territory of Florida NERFINISHED
United States federal territory
United States legal system
West Florida NERFINISHED
pre-statehood Florida
slaveholding territory of Florida
continent North America
country United States federal government NERFINISHED
United States of America
dissolutionReason admission of Florida as a U.S. state in 1845
dissolved 1845
endTime 1845
fieldOfWork legislation
public administration
followedBy Florida Legislature NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver territorial counties of Florida
territorial courts of Florida
hasEffect establishment of territorial legal code in Florida
organization of counties and local governments in territorial Florida
hasHistoricalPeriod Antebellum period in the United States NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction civil law in the Territory of Florida
criminal law in the Territory of Florida
territorial taxation in Florida
hasPart House of Representatives of the Territory of Florida NERFINISHED
Senate of the Territory of Florida NERFINISHED
hasRole advisory body to the territorial governor of Florida
lawmaking body for the Territory of Florida
historyOfTopic history of the United States territories
political history of Florida
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm public law body
legislativeBodyFor Territory of Florida NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod territorial period of Florida
legislativeProcess enactment of territorial statutes
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Florida NERFINISHED
Territory of Florida NERFINISHED
partOf Government of the Territory of Florida NERFINISHED
United States territorial government system
replaced earlier provisional governing councils in Florida
replacedBy Florida Legislature NERFINISHED
bicameral Florida state legislature
saidToBeTheSameAs Florida Territorial Legislative Council NERFINISHED
significantEvent transition of Florida from territory to state
startTime 1820

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Mosquito County legislativeBody Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
Florida Territory legislativeBody Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida