Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina

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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina was a 17th-century colonial charter, partly drafted by John Locke, that outlined an elaborate, aristocratic framework of government and landholding for the Carolina colony under the Lords Proprietors.

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Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial charter ⓘ
constitutional framework ⓘ
legal code ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Carolina colony ⓘ
English colony of Carolina ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization Lords Proprietors of Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Lords Proprietors
associatedWithPerson Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury ⓘ
John Locke ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
containsProvision creation of a complex system of land titles ⓘ
establishment of a parliament for Carolina ⓘ
hereditary nobility in Carolina ⓘ
large hereditary land grants ⓘ
manorial courts ⓘ
recognition of slavery as a legal institution ⓘ
religious toleration for Christians and certain other groups ⓘ
country Province of Carolina ⓘ
draftedFor Lords Proprietors of Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Lords Proprietors
draftedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
governs distribution of land in Carolina ⓘ
political offices in Carolina ⓘ
relations between proprietors and settlers ⓘ
grantedBy Lords Proprietors of Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Lords Proprietors
hasAuthor Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury ⓘ
John Locke ⓘ
hasKeyConcept hereditary ranks of nobility ⓘ
manorial system ⓘ
proprietary authority ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ
hasLegacy illustrates aristocratic experiments in English colonial governance ⓘ
important for understanding John Locke’s early political thought ⓘ
hasPurpose to create an aristocratic social order in Carolina ⓘ
to establish a framework of government for Carolina ⓘ
to regulate landholding in Carolina ⓘ
hasReception resisted by many settlers ⓘ
hasSectionCount multiple articles and clauses ⓘ
historicalContext English Restoration era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
historicalRegion British America ⓘ
influencedBy English political thought of the 17th century ⓘ
inForceIn parts of the Province of Carolina ⓘ
inspiredBy feudal principles ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus never fully implemented ⓘ
legalSystemType proprietary colony constitution ⓘ
politicalIdeology aristocratic ⓘ
hierarchical ⓘ
relatedToDocument charter of Carolina ⓘ

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Lords Proprietors → notableDocumentAssociated → Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina ⓘ
colonial government of Carolina → constitutionalDocument → Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina ⓘ