SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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Democracy
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House of Burgesses
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Self-Religion
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Self-Government
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Detailed explanation-1: -They also had a self-government which included monarchy, social heirachy that depended on your place in government, and a local government that was just general. Southern Colonies were set up and controlled by the wealthy plantation owners instead of elected officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virginia, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were all initially established as self-governing colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soon colonials began to associate this economic freedom with the political rights of self-government. The colonials set up their own governments to take care of their local needs. Each colony had a bicameral legislature except Pennsylvania, which retained a unicameral legislative body.
Detailed explanation-4: -The House of Burgesses was one of the earliest examples of colonial limited self-government.