royal government of Georgia

E227967

The royal government of Georgia was the period of direct British crown rule over the Georgia colony following the end of trustee administration in the mid-18th century.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial government
period of direct British crown rule
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire
appliesToTerritory Georgia colony
linked to: Colony of Georgia

Province of Georgia
capital Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
country Kingdom of Great Britain
currency Pound sterling
endCause American Revolutionary War
American independence
endTime 1776
establishedBy royal charter
followedAfter Trustee period in Georgia
followedBy Revolutionary government of Georgia
governmentType royal colony administration
hasJurisdictionOver colonial courts of Georgia
militia of colonial Georgia
hasPolicy establishment of Anglican Church influence
mercantilist trade regulation
royal land grant system
headOfState British monarch
King George II
King George III
historicalRegion American South
legalSystem English common law
legislativeBody Commons House of Assembly of Georgia
Governor's Council of Georgia
locatedInTimePeriod 18th century
colonial era of the United States
officeHolder Henry Ellis
James Wright
John Reynolds
officialLanguage English
partOf British America
Thirteen Colonies
partOfConflict imperial crisis between Britain and the American colonies
precededBy Trustee Government of Georgia
religion Protestantism
replaced Trustee Government of Georgia
representedBy royal governor of Georgia
significantEvent Stamp Act resistance in Georgia
expansion of plantation agriculture in Georgia
involvement in the French and Indian War
legalization of slavery in Georgia
rise of revolutionary committees in Georgia
startTime 1752

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Government of Georgia replaced Trustee Government of Georgia
subject linked to: royal government of Georgia
linked to: royal government of Georgia
Royal Government of Georgia precededBy Trustee Government of Georgia
subject linked to: royal government of Georgia
linked to: royal government of Georgia
Wormsloe Historic Site significantPeriod Trustee period of Georgia
linked to: royal government of Georgia