USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Avalon Project : Frame of Government of Pennsylvania-May 5, 1682. The frame of the government of the province of Pensilvania, in America: together with certain laws agreed upon in England, by the Governor arid divers freemen of the aforesaid province.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1682 Frame of Government provided for a quasi-bicameral legislature consisting of the Provincial Council and the General Assembly. The Provincial Council was to be made up of 72 persons, and the Governor was to have three votes on Council.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, granted by William Penn in 1701, gave many powers to the colonial government of Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-4: -General Colonial Government Structure Instead of a king, there was a governor and the two houses consisted of the Provincial Council and the General Assembly, modeled roughly after the British parliamentary structure. Pennsylvania was among three of the original 13 colonies that were given provincial charters.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Province of Pennsylvania’s colonial government was established in 1683, by William Penn’s Frame of Government. Penn was appointed governor and a 72-member Provincial Council and larger General Assembly were responsible for governing the province.