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In the early eighteenth century, colonial assemblies had the power over taxation and spending. However, these as well as any other acts could be superseded by the Royal Governor. The Royal Governor, in turn, was also subordinate to the British government.

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The urban middle class in colonial American most often included?

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By the 1720s most colonial governments?

included an appointed gpvermpr, a council, and an elected assembly


The upper class of colonial cities most often included?

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Life in colonial America was very simple. Everyday life included things like, farming, outhouses, candles for light, and cooking on an open fire.


Local colonial assemblies had power to?

Each colony had its own form of governance usually in the form of a local assembly that would meet regularly to discuss important issues and ideas that had arisen in their colony. They were representative of the colony because they were generally elected by property owning residents. The local assemblies had control over revenue and were therefore able to hold significant power in the colony. The governor as the Crowns representative possessed the power to overrule the local assembly. However without the assemblies support the governor was rather limited in their power. The local assembly's roles included: * Levying taxes * The smooth running of services within the colony * Passing laws * Overseeing expenditure and revenue. Additionally the local assemblies also oversaw legal proceedings in most cases of crime. When the law was broken the perpetrator was trialled by local officials, often with a jury of local men. By the mid 1700s the local assemblies were seen as the only form of government by the people, they were largely independent of British influence despite working under the Empire's name.

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