The home government that colonised the region.
In the colonial era, the king of England appointed the governor. The shortly before the American revolution was Governor Hutchinson.
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They often elected their officers, otherwise they would be appointed by the colonial governor.
The governor
royal governor
its the colonial legislature ACTUALLY...Thats Wrong...Its a Royal governor.
A colonial governor is an official either appointed or elected to perform the executive functions of a colony, which in its strictest meaning is a settlement by a country in an area remote from its borders.
Colonial New York was governed by a royal governor appointed by the British monarch. The governor was supported by a council appointed by the governor and an elected assembly. The colony also had local courts and a system of county government.
The Governor, the appointed Governor's Council and the Burgesses.
First and foremost, it was a royal colony with a governor appointed by the king.
British Crown ruled over Royal Governor. Royal Governor was appointed by the Crown,oversaw colonial trade, had final approval on laws, and could dismiss Colonial Assembly. The Royal Governor also saw over the Council and the Colonial Assembly. The Council was appointed by the Royal Governor, they were the advisory board to the Royal Governor, and they acted as a high court in each colony. The Colonial Assembly made laws, had the authority to tax, paid Royal Governor's salary, and elected eligible colonists.
For an act passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses, the "lower house" of the colonial legislature, to become effective, it had to be approved by the Governor's Council, the "upper house" of the legislature, who were colonists appointed by the King, and by the Governor, also appointed by the King.