SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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through violent rebellions whenever they disagreed with the governor
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through the “the power of the purse” meaning the assemblies controlled taxes and the governors salary
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through a bicameral legislature that could overrule the governors decisions
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through freedom of speech and frequent editorials in the newspaper
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Detailed explanation-1: -A colonial legislature was elected by property holding males. But governors were appointed by the king and had almost complete authority-in theory. The legislatures controlled the salary of the governor and often used this influence to keep the governors in line with colonial wishes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments. By the 1770s, many colonists were angry because they did not have self-government. This meant that they could not govern themselves and make their own laws. They had to pay high taxes to the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -In what ways did the British government seek to exert control over its American colonies in the 17 and 18 centuries? The British settled many monopolies on their colonies and taxed goods to threaten their foreign trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be “No Taxation without Representation” and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.