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Some of the American colonists after defeating the British were ready, in their glee of victory, to make George Washington king. Not only did Washington reject that idea out of hand but the idea of a new king was not the idea of most colonists. They wanted and received a republican form of government where power was not concentrated in the hands of a few.

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Q: Why didn't colonists want a king in their government?
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