USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -King George III imposed a tax on official documents in American colonies. Included under the act were bonds, licenses, certificates, and other official documents as well as more mundane items such as plain parchment and playing cards.

Detailed explanation-3: -The proprietors appointed the Governor and his Council, determined the laws (but they had to be approved by the Crown), and ran the territory as they saw fit. While the King had the ultimate authority, the rule of the proprietors resembled that of a monarch. Maryland was an example of a proprietary colony.

Detailed explanation-4: -The committees of correspondence functioned mainly as a means of spreading news and information about the Patriot cause and mobilizing opposition to British policies in cities, towns and rural communities throughout the colonies.