Plymouth General Court

The General Court of the Plymouth Colony
The General Court of the Plymouth Colony
	Seal of the Plymouth Colony
Type
Houses	Upper House (de facto):; Council of Assistants; Lower House (de facto): Assembly; (1620-1639); Assembly of Freemen; (1639-1691)
History
Founded	1620
Disbanded	1691
Succeeded by	(1686-1689); Council of New England ; (After 1691); Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay
Leadership
Governor	John Carver; (first); Thomas Hinckley; (last)
Meeting place
	Burial Hill
Constitution
	Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth

The Plymouth General Court (formerly styled, The General Court of Plymouth Colony) was the original colonial legislature of the Plymouth colony from 1620 to 1692. The body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases.

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