False. Legislatures pretty much ran the colonies.
why did the colonies come to rely on their elected legislure
King George the the second
increased the power of their legislatures and decreased the power of their royal governors.
British Parliament
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Great Britain's rule over the American colonies greatly influenced much of our legal body. We use many of their customs as well.
Nearly all of the state constitutions written in the late 1770s placed most of the power in the legislatures. Legislatures were extensions of the English government in the US colonies.
Great Britain's rule over the American colonies greatly influenced much of our legal body. We use many of their customs as well.
As time passed the colonist's elected assemblies grew strong and also by the mid 1700s, the colonies had become used to governing themselves trough their elected legislatures.
Declaring war on the colonies. Choices are... A Overruling the decisions of the British Parliament B Taxing the colonists without their consent C Dismissing the colonial legislatures D Declaring war on the colonies
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