THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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This act said that the King was coming to live in the colonies and would rule from there
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The act said that the Government in Massachusetts would be run by other colonies
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The act said the Massachusetts was not allowed to have a government
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This act gave more power to the Governor of Massachusetts (who was appointed by the King) and took it away from the Colonists
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Massachusetts Government Act was one of these Acts and restructured the Massachusetts government to give the royally-appointed more power. An act for the better regulating the government of the province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England.
Detailed explanation-2: -An act of the British Parliament that gave military governor Gen. Thomas Gage absolute authority to repeal the Massachusetts colony’s charter, effectively reducing colonial control over the government.
Detailed explanation-3: -The act took away that right and instead gave the king the sole power to appoint and dismiss the council. Additionally, many civil offices that had been chosen by election were now to be appointed by the royal governor. Town meetings were forbidden without consent of the governor.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Massachusetts Government Act put the election of most government officials under the control of the Crown, essentially eliminating the Massachusetts charter of government. Quartering Act. Parliament broadened its previous Quartering Act (1765). British troops could now be quartered in any occupied dwelling.