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Who had the ultimate authority over the English colonies in North America?
Britain
What was designed to assert British authority over north American colonies?
The Townshend act
Did Puritans in Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies accept Rhode Island as a colony?
they wanted them out of mass
Why were Rhode Island and Connecticut self-governing colonies since their beginning?
Because they set up without the kings authority
Why did sir Edward Coke disagree with the American colonists?
since the colonies belong to England, Parliament has legal authority over them.
Whose authority did the colonies not accept?
Parliament's authority
Who has the authority to accept or reject presidential nominations?
Congress
The ultimate source of legal authority in the colonies was?
the king
Why do people accept political authority?
For the same reason that people accept religious authority. Starting at a very early age in their lives, they are indoctrinated by threats of eternal damnation or by compulsory education and forced to idolize and defend these illegitimate authority figures who have an interest in perpetuating this cycle of threats and force.
How were the early colonies governed in the 1600's?
The middle colonies were governed by the king. they were under his authority and subject to his will and pleasure. These colonies were also known as the royal colonies.
Who gives authority to colonize in charter colonies?
the king
What was the intent of the coercive acts?
to reassert Parliment's authority in the colonies
Who believed it had legal authority in the colonies?
The British government believed it had legal authority in the colonies, based on their interpretation of the British constitution and the concept of parliamentary sovereignty. They maintained that the colonies were subject to British laws and regulations.
What prevented parliament from asserting its authority in the American colonies before 1760?
its assumption that its authority had already been established
What does undogmatic mean?
Undogmatic means to be unwilling to accept authority or dogma.
What are people who agree to follow a set of rules and accept a governments authority?
Citizens or sheep depending on which side of the government authority you are on.
Who had the ultimate authority over the English colonies in North America?
Britain
