The British laws were called the Townshend Acts.
A settlement that is ruled by a government in another country is called a colony. The original thirteen colonies were under the control of the British government.
China, as a country, was never ruled by the British. Part of present day China were once British colonies (Hong Kong).
The British ruled the colonies using the English structures of governance. This is what led to various protests revolutions as the leadership did not augur well with the residents of these colonies.
=Great Britain almost entirely ruled the colonies in the 1700s.=
Because they were ruled by the British. Dependent colonies are where a few European officials ruled non-European people.
the British, parliament and the king and queen usual. By the way there were 8 colonies not 7
the matters were handled by the british officers giving spankings to the people
ruled by dutch and people from netherland but then was taken over by the british
The British, through colonial Governors and teams of District Commissioners - there was also usually a local parliament.
The British ruled directly over their colonies, while the French did not.
Proprietors ruled the proriety colonies
they ruled over them pretty harshly, they implemented a bunch of unfair taxes