3.4 Flashcards
What did the colonists expect in their government?
The same rights as the people in England
What was the governent like in the colonies?
Every colony had its own government, which was given its power by a charter
Who had total authority over the governments in the colony?
The monarch
What was the center of political life in New England?
The town meeting
Who established the first Colonial Legislature?
Virgina
What was the first example of bicaeral lesgislation?
The colonial legislature which consisted of a council of state and a house of Burgesses
Who was in the council of state?
appointed members
Who was in the house of Burgesses?
Elected members
What did King James II want for the English Colonists?
More power over their government
Who thought the colonists were too independant?
King James II
What act reduced the power of the English monarch and gave parliament more power?
English bill of rights
What was one of England’s reasons for founding and controlling the colonies?
Earning money from trade
Why did the colonies exist?
To make the mother country wealthy
What act limited colonial trade?
The Navigation acts
What are these?
Forbade colonists from trading certain items (cash crops) with anyone other than England
Colonists had to use English ships to transport goods
Colonial goods can only pass through English ports
Effects of the Navigation acts
