Illinois Territorial Legislature
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The Illinois Territorial Legislature was the governing assembly that created laws and managed civil affairs for the Illinois Territory in the early 19th century, prior to Illinois achieving statehood.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Territorial Legislature canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
territorial legislature
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territory successor region (Illinois portion) ⓘ counties and settlements within Illinois Territory ⓘ present-day State of Illinois (in part, before statehood) ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | U.S. territorial governance model under the Northwest Ordinance ⓘ |
| capital | Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
appointed legislative council members
ⓘ
elected representatives ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1818 ⓘ |
| endCause | admission of Illinois as a U.S. state in 1818 ⓘ |
| establishedFor | governing the Illinois Territory prior to statehood ⓘ |
| followedBy | Illinois General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Indiana Territorial Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
creation of laws for Illinois Territory
ⓘ
management of civil affairs in Illinois Territory ⓘ |
| governs | residents of Illinois Territory ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | transition from territorial status to statehood for Illinois ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil affairs in Illinois Territory
ⓘ
territorial laws in Illinois Territory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
House of Representatives of the Illinois Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Council of the Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-statehood Illinois ⓘ |
| inception | 1809 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act of Congress creating Illinois Territory (1809) ⓘ |
| legislativeArea | territorial governance ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Illinois Territory government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeOutput | territorial statutes of Illinois Territory ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | enactment of territorial statutes ⓘ |
| location | Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | direct congressional governance of the area that became Illinois Territory ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Illinois General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bicameral Illinois General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor of Illinois Territory
ⓘ
United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | U.S. territorial law framework ⓘ |
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