SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Large plantation owners were appointed by the British government to make political decisions.
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The British government made all political decisions.
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The citizens elected a small group of people to make political decisions on their behalf.
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The citizens collectively made decisions for themselves.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nearly all of the colonies held Royal charters with Parliament or the British monarch. Each colony had a Royal governor appointed by the King. This individual held ultimate say over the decisions in the colony.
Detailed explanation-2: -The government of the New England colonies was primarily theocratic, meaning it was religiously based. Only men could participate in the government, and they had to attend the local church to do so.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) were America’s first attempt to govern itself as an independent nation. They united the states as a confederation-a loose league of states represented in a Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.