New Jersey Provincial Council

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The New Jersey Provincial Council was the upper house of the colonial legislature and advisory body to the royal governor in the Province of New Jersey before the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory council ⓘ
colonial legislative upper house ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British America ⓘ
East New Jersey ⓘ
Province of New Jersey ⓘ
West New Jersey ⓘ
appointedBy British Crown ⓘ
royal governor of New Jersey ⓘ
constitutionalStatus royal colony institution ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dissolved American Revolutionary period ⓘ
endCause American Revolution ⓘ
followedBy New Jersey Legislative Council ⓘ
New Jersey Legislature ⓘ
governingBodyOf Province of New Jersey ⓘ
governmentForm colonial monarchy ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver advice and consent on actions of the royal governor of New Jersey ⓘ
legislation in the Province of New Jersey ⓘ
hasFunction acting as a privy council to the governor ⓘ
advising the royal governor ⓘ
participation in colonial executive decisions ⓘ
review of bills passed by the lower house ⓘ
hasJurisdiction civil affairs in the Province of New Jersey ⓘ
colonial legislation in New Jersey ⓘ
hasRole advisory body to the royal governor of New Jersey ⓘ
upper house of the colonial legislature of New Jersey ⓘ
historicalPeriod Colonial era of New Jersey ⓘ
pre–American Revolution period ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Province of New Jersey ⓘ
legislativeChamberOf New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ
location Burlington, New Jersey ⓘ
Perth Amboy, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Perth Amboy
memberOf British colonial administration in North America ⓘ
partOf Government of the Province of New Jersey ⓘ
New Jersey colonial legislature ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies governmental system ⓘ
relatedTo British Parliament ⓘ
New Jersey General Assembly ⓘ
Royal Governor of New Jersey ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Burlington, New Jersey ⓘ
Perth Amboy, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Perth Amboy
selectionMethod appointment ⓘ
subordinateTo Privy Council of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council

royal governor of New Jersey ⓘ
usedLegalSystem English common law ⓘ

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New Jersey General Assembly → subordinateTo → New Jersey Provincial Council ⓘ
New Jersey colonial assembly → partOf → government of the Province of New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: New Jersey Provincial Council
New Jersey colonial assembly → coexistsWith → New Jersey Provincial Council ⓘ
Crown Colony of New Jersey → legislativeBody → New Jersey Provincial Council ⓘ