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Self-governing colony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Colonies are sometimes referred to as "self-governing" in situations where the executive is controlled neither by the imperial government nor a local legislature, but by a local oligarchy. In the modern sense of the term, the first self-governing colony is generally considered to have been the Province of Canada, from 1841; the colony gained responsible government in 1848, followed in 1867 by federation with other colonies and dominion status. The British government is represented in self-governing colonies by a Governor, who exercises some degree of control over affairs of state. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Self_governing_colony

Secretary of State - Know Rhode Island The royal charter of 1663 guaranteed complete religious liberty, established a self-governing colony with total autonomy, and strengthened Rhode Island's territorial claims. Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen colonies to declare its independence from England (May 4, 1776) and the last of the thirteen to ratify the U.S. Constitution (May 29, 1790). Rhode Island was the first of the American colonies to repeal by official legislative act its allegiance to King George III of England. www.sec.state.ri.us /resources_for/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode

YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> colony People who migrated to settle permanently in colonies controlled by their country of origin were called colonists or settlers. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. European countries and the United States, exploiting the weakness of China's waning imperial regime, also maintained so-called international concessions in that country, a sort of colonial enclave; the coastal towns of Macau and Hong Kong were held on long-term leases by Portugal and the United Kingdom. www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/colony   (1516 words)

African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies:0815330413:Williams, Oscar R. (Oscar Renal):eCampus.com The years from 1664 to 1712 witnessed the formative era of slavery in the middle colonies. As a result of a diversified economy, African Americans performed virtually every type of labor in the frontier communities of the middle colonies, and developed more skills than their southern counterparts. By the beginning of the 18th century, specific laws governing African Americans were passed in response to their increasing number. www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0815330413&referrer=yah04   (254 words)

Dominion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia All the colonies of British North America became self-governing between 1848 and 1855, except the colony of Vancouver Island. However, initially the same person was appointed as the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Until 1931, it was referred to as a colony of the United Kingdom, as for example, in the 1927 reference to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to delineate the Quebec-Labrador boundary. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominion   (254 words)

Principality of Range View - Home page The Constitution was created to combine the Australian colonies into a Commonwealth, and to set the rules by which the Commonwealth would be governed by the people as a self-governing federated colony (not a nation as Australia became in 1919). Clause 8 of this Act reads: "After the passing of this Act the Colonial Boundaries Act, 1895, shall not apply to any colony which becomes a State of the Commonwealth; but the Commonwealth shall be taken to be a self-governing colony for the purposes of that Act". SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TERM - The term "Commonwealth," to designate the Australian colonies, united in a Federal Constitution, was first proposed by the Constitutional Committee of the Federal Convention held in Sydney in 1891. www.brumbywatchaustralia.com /Principality01.htm   (254 words)

Volume I 245: The Labrador Boundary Dispute Documents In this Act "self-governing Colony" means any of the Colonies specified in the Schedule to this Act. Provided that the consent of a self-governing Colony shall be required for the alteration of the boundaries thereof. An Act to provide in certain cases for the Alteration of the Boundaries of the Colonies. www.heritage.nf.ca /law/lab1/labvol1_245.html   (254 words)

Info and facts on 'Twelve Colonies' The Quorum of the Twelve is the main governing body of the Twelve Colonies. The Twelve Colonies were founded by settlers from Kobol (additional info and facts about Kobol), the birthplace of all humans (All of the inhabitants of the earth). All Colonial planets were depopulated by the Cylons (additional info and facts about Cylons) during The Destruction of the Twelve Colonies (additional info and facts about The Destruction of the Twelve Colonies). www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tw/twelve_colonies.htm   (749 words)

French colonisation of the Americas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia French Huguenots established self-governing colonies beyond the control of the French state: for example, Huguenot refugees founded New Paltz, New York in the 1660's, part of a large Huguenot migration to the nominally Dutch New Netherlands. The French were able to briefly regain some of their former possessions in North America from the Spanish in 1800, during the Napoleonic Era, under the Treaty of San Ildefonse. The French were very interested in the fur trade, and purchased fur from and formed alliances with Native American tribes, such as the Huron and Ottawa. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_colonization_of_the_Americas   (1029 words)

The History Place - Prelude to Revolution stating that the British government has total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies in all cases whatsoever. The letter is sent to assemblies throughout the colonies and also instructs them on the methods the Massachusetts general court is using to oppose the Townshend Acts. The American colonists quickly unite in opposition, led by the most influential segments of colonial society- lawyers, publishers, land owners, ship builders and merchants - who are most affected by the Act, which is scheduled to go into effect on November 1. www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm   (2564 words)

The 13 Colonies They envisioned it as a prosperous, orderly society based on a governing document known as the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina written by one of the proprietors, Anthony Ashley Cooper and his secretary John Locke. In 1664, the English forces the Dutch to surrender their colony and King Charles II gives much of the area to his brother James, Duke of York (hence the name New York). The land was to be used for two purposes (1) bank debtors to live and begin to produce enough wealth to settle their debts, and (2) more importantly Georgia would also serve as a military buffer zone between the English and the Spanish. www.people.memphis.edu /~kenichls/13Colonies.htm   (2564 words)

Analysis The French CEA was the governing agency that not only brought civilian uses of nuclear energy to France, but also allowed France to develop military uses of nuclear energy. Perhaps the most binding creation between the French and her former colonies was the establishment of the Franc Zone. So in this special case, the fact that the French were facing their own political crisis and the fact that by the time it was over the new government in Niger had become trusted in France was the cause for the lack of deployment of French troops to overturn the coup in Niger in 1974. www.acdis.uiuc.edu /Research/OPs/Pederson/html/contents/sect11.html   (2184 words)

Overseas Territories Colonies that did not join the Commonwealth are Burma, Aden (now part of Yemen), and the original thirteen United States of America. UK government policy on overseas territories is set out in the 1999 White Paper Partnership for Progress and Prosperity: Britain and the Overseas Territories. Depending on the stage of the colony's evolution (see Stages of colonial evolution) these may be only exercised in a symbolic capacity. creekin.net /n141-overseas-territories.html   (2184 words)

Second Sphere: Cultures Perseity was founded immediately before the end of the Fallow Period (2275-2375), during which no new Second Sphere colonies were founded from Earth. The Colony Corps is Perseity's own military regiment, a semi-independent branch of the European army which acts as a security force and operates the colony's defenses under a strict set of regulations set by Europe. The Endoport is a docking bay located deep within the colony at E-Hab; a surface entry point leads towards the axis in an uninhabited part of the asteroid and then ships turn 90 degrees and head parallel to the axis until reaching the port. phrontistery.50megs.com /ss/Perseity.html   (2184 words)

Colony and Empire: Australia's Subservient Relationship With Britain That is, the colonial parliaments self-muzzled their own legislative independence, because they realised that the British government could override any colonial law that they considered to be disagreeable or against the perceived interests of the British Empire.(29) In 1896 an intercolonial conference was held where the question of Chinese immigration was discussed, whereupon the colonies decided that "the further restriction of Chinese immigration is essential to the people of Australasia". The colony of Queensland sent a magistrate to formally take possession of the territory (and the adjacent islands) in April 1883; but this action was disallowed by the British Prime Minister, Gladstone, who had been "officially assured that Germany had no designs in the neighbourhood". www.alphalink.com.au /~eureka/ozcol.htm   (2184 words)

Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the Committee appointed to consider the measures taken for settling within the Empire ex-service men who may desire to emigrate after the war The self-governing Dominions and States are interested in agricultural settlement at home because the type of emigrant they require comes from the agricultural districts of the United Kingdom. Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the Committee appointed to consider the measures taken for settling within the Empire ex-service men who may desire to emigrate after the war Small account was taken of the fact that to it was largely due to the rise of those Dominions and Colonies which to-day constitute the British Empire. www.bopcris.ac.uk /bopall/ref7399.html   (2184 words)

British Secretary of State for the Colonies It was stated at the time by the High Commissioner that this was the first step in the development of self governing institutions, and it is now proposed to take a second step by the establishment of a Legislative Council containing a large proportion of members elected on a wide franchise. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has given renewed consideration to the existing political situation in Palestine, with a very earnest desire to arrive at a settlement of the outstanding questions which have given rise to uncertainty and unrest among certain sections of the population. The Secretary of State is of the opinion that before a further measure of self government is extended to Palestine and the Assembly placed in control over the Executive, it would be wise to allow some time to elapse. housatonic.net /Documents/514.htm   (2184 words)

Self-governing colony - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch In the case of Crown Colonies which are self-governing, Britain retains official control of foreign affairs, defence and some trade matters. The governments of typical self-governing colonies have control of, and responsibility for most matters. Self-governing colonies is a term used by scholars to describe state s of the Commonwealth of Nations (the former British Empire), which are responsible for the management of all or most of their affairs. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /self-governing_colony.htm   (2184 words)

The Quest for Independence The King insisted on his right to create laws governing the colonies. While the British continued to enforce their control of the colonies, they refused to allow the colonies government representation in England. The colonies were beginning to think of themselves as Americans, not as separate colonies. www.kidport.com /RefLib/UsaHistory/AmericanRevolution/Quest.htm   (592 words)

Empty File But the growth, notably in the English-speaking colonies, of national identity and of relative national self-sufficiency, as well as a trend of opinion in Britain favoring colonial self-government, made the British - now also engaged in liberalizing their own governing institutions - willing to concede certain powers of self-government to the white colonies. The British North America Act of 1867 inaugurated a pattern of devolution followed in most of the European-settled colonies by which the British Parliament gradually surrendered its direct governing powers; thus Australia and New Zealand followed Canada in becoming self-governing dominions. In 1839, Lord Durham, in response to unrest in Canada, issued his “Report on the Affairs of British North America.” Durham stated that to retain its colonies Britain should grant them a large measure of internal self-government. nisdv.bravehost.com /securing_norfolks_future.html   (2819 words)

Hobson, Imperialism, A Study, Part II, Chapter VI: Library of Economics and Liberty Whether the bribe of a preferential tariff, or of a delegated Imperialism, or both, would suffice to bring the self-governing colonies into a closer formal political federation with Great Britain may, however, well be doubted. A South African federation of self-governing States will demand a political career of its own, and will insist upon its own brand of empire, not that of the British Government, in the control of the lower races in South Africa. The process of federation, as bearing on the relations of the federating colonies, is of course a triumph for the centripetal forces; but, by securing a larger measure of theoretical and practical independence for the federal Governments, it has been centrifugal from the standpoint of the Imperial Government. www.econlib.org /LIBRARY/YPDBooks/Hobson/hbsnImp14.html   (4856 words)

MSN Encarta - Search View - History of Colonial America In the new colony, there was a firm union of church and state and a congregational system of church government in which each local congregation was self-governing. Because all slaves in the British colonies lacked individual legal rights or any form of self-government, they could assert themselves politically only through personal acts of resistance to the work demands of their owners (see Slavery in the United States). In the British colonies, representative government developed within three distinct types of colonies: royal colonies headed by a governor who was appointed by the king, proprietary colonies owned and managed by English proprietors, and corporate colonies that selected their own governors and political leaders. encarta.msn.com /text_1741502191__1/History_of_Colonial_America.html   (8035 words)

MSN Encarta - Print Preview - History of Colonial America In the new colony, there was a firm union of church and state and a congregational system of church government in which each local congregation was self-governing. In the British colonies, representative government developed within three distinct types of colonies: royal colonies headed by a governor who was appointed by the king, proprietary colonies owned and managed by English proprietors, and corporate colonies that selected their own governors and political leaders. England began its colonies during the 17th century when Parliament, the nation’s primary legislative body, was increasing its powers at the expense of the crown. encarta.msn.com /text_1741502191___6/Colonial_America_History_of.html   (8035 words)

MSN Encarta - Print Preview - History of Colonial America In the new colony, there was a firm union of church and state and a congregational system of church government in which each local congregation was self-governing. In the British colonies, representative government developed within three distinct types of colonies: royal colonies headed by a governor who was appointed by the king, proprietary colonies owned and managed by English proprietors, and corporate colonies that selected their own governors and political leaders. England began its colonies during the 17th century when Parliament, the nation’s primary legislative body, was increasing its powers at the expense of the crown. encarta.msn.com /text_1741502191___6/Colonial_America_History_of.html   (8035 words)

Colonial America: The Public Sphere These attempts at strictly governing the colonies were not successful for the most part, but by 1760 the number of colonies with royal governors had grown from one in 1650 to eight. The increasing political autonomy of the colonies reflects the increasing population. With these acts, Britain sent more and more royal officials to the colonies to oversee their political and economic affairs. web.ics.purdue.edu /~agenad/624/Colonial.html   (8035 words)

MSN Encarta - Print Preview - History of Colonial America In the new colony, there was a firm union of church and state and a congregational system of church government in which each local congregation was self-governing. In the British colonies, representative government developed within three distinct types of colonies: royal colonies headed by a governor who was appointed by the king, proprietary colonies owned and managed by English proprietors, and corporate colonies that selected their own governors and political leaders. England began its colonies during the 17th century when Parliament, the nation’s primary legislative body, was increasing its powers at the expense of the crown. encarta.msn.com /text_1741502191___6/Colonial_America_History_of.html   (1434 words)

Exploring Africa -> Students-> African History-> Colonial Exploration and Conquest in Africa Settler colonies were found primarily in southern Africa including the colonies of South Africa, Southern and Northern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe and Zambia), Angola, Mozambique, and South West Africa (Namibia). Settler colonies differed from other colonies in Africa in that a significant number of immigrants from Europe settled in these colonies. Governing a colony was expensive, and the companies faced opposition from Africans and missionaries over the harsh nature of company rule. exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu /curriculum/lm7/B/stu_7Bactivitytwo.html   (2383 words)

British Empire The colonies later became self-governing colonies and became profitable exporters of wool and gold. The American colonies providing tobacco, cotton, and rice in the south and naval materiel and furs in the north were less financially successful, but had large areas of good agricultural land and attracted far larger numbers of English immigrants. Indeed, Britain has always been far more enthusiastic about urging the policy upon others, than she has been about practicing it herself. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/british_empire   (2383 words)

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