WORLD 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. They had to pay high taxes to the king.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fearing that their hard-won freedoms would be lost, the American colonists asserted their right to representation in British parliament overseas, which they did not have, with regard to colonial policy. Yet they wanted more. They wanted complete self-governance, something they had enjoyed in their colonies for years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one nation over the people living in different areas or countries, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each government was given power by a charter. The English monarch had ultimate authority over all of the colonies. A group of royal advisers called the Privy Council set English colonial policies. Each colony had a governor who served as head of the government.