USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In North America, colonists modeled their governments primarily after that of Great Britain. This is because most of the settlers were British in origin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colonial governments shared several common characteristics: English common law, rule by the King of England, three governmental branches, and a structure that included a governor, a governor’s council, and an elected assembly. Colonial governments assumed one of three forms: charter, proprietary, or royal.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, the delegates drafted a legal document to formally create a nation and a government (in essence, a constitution) called the Articles of Confederation. This document officially turned the colonies into a confederation of states under a single government: the Congress of the Confederation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The colonies along the eastern coast of North America were formed under different types of charter, but most developed representative democratic governments to rule their territories.

Detailed explanation-5: -Continental Congress, 1774–1781. The Continental Congress was the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution.