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		The role of colonial governments was to provide, within the colonies, for defense and protection, laws in regard to property rights for individuals, the provision of certain public goods, and the regulation of activities of private individuals and businesses.
		The colonies regulated the terms of transportation across the Atlantic, and were responsible for the enforcement of the terms of the contracts and disputes between owners and servants.
		And while the local governments in the colonies were responsible for bridges, fences, roads, and schooling, these were often financed by tolls and fees, by the granting of land or of monopoly franchises or by taxation paid in labor time.
	www.u.arizona.edu /~fishback/02Colonial.doc (5878 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Outlines: American History (1994): Chapter Two: Emergence of Colonial Government ...
		Eventually most colonies became royal colonies, but in the mid-17th century, the English were too distracted by the Civil War (1642-1649) and Oliver Cromwell's Puritan Commonwealth and Protectorate to pursue an effective colonial policy.
		In the 1670s, the Lords of Trade and Plantations, a royal committee established to enforce the mercantile system on the colonies, moved to annul the Massachusetts Bay charter, because the colony was resisting the government's economic policy.
		Colonial politics in the early 18th century resembled English politics in the 17th.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/H/1994/ch2_p6.htm (1209 words)

	Colonial government in America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Massachusetts Government Act in 1774 changed this situation, and it became one of the immediate causes of the American Revolution.
		Government and law in the colonies represented an extension of the English government.
		Council members were theoretically subject to approval by the British government, either the Secretary of State for the Southern Department, or after 1768 the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colonial_government_in_America (1106 words)

	Outline of U.S. History
		Most settlers who came to America in the 17th century were English, but there were also Dutch, Swedes, and Germans in the middle region, a few French Huguenots in South Carolina and elsewhere, slaves from Africa, primarily in the South, and a scattering of Spaniards, Italians, and Portuguese throughout the colonies.
		But none of the colonies accepted the plan, since they were not prepared to surrender either the power of taxation or control over the development of the western lands to a central authority.
		In America, the European past was overwhelmed by ideals that sprang naturally from the process of building a new society on virgin land.
	usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/histryotln/colonial.htm (4827 words)

	COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
		So variable were the forms of colonial government that but two colonies remained under the same form from the time of their founding to the Revolutionary War.
		It was to this board that the colonial agents presented the interests of their respective colonies, and their efforts did much toward bringing about a closer fellowship between the mother country and the colonies.
		Local government, judicial and administrative, was chiefly in the hands of a county court, whose members, usually prominent planters unlearned in the law, were appointed by the governor.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/colonial/book/chap10_5.html (2263 words)

	An Outline of American History - The Colonial Period
		The heart of the colony was Philadelphia, a city soon to be known for its broad, tree-shaded streets, substantial brick and stone houses, and busy docks.
		In contrast to New England and the middle colonies were the predominantly rural southern settlements: Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.
		The governor of the colony agreed and dismissed the court.
	www.usemb.se /usis/history/chapter2.html (4490 words)

	Colonial America
		This new life in America was certainly not easy and only the most courageous were able to survive the bitter winters in the north as they tried to build shelters and provide food for themselves and their families.
		Colonial aristocracy in the south was made up mostly of the larger rice and tobacco planters.
		Shallops and sloops, which carried passengers and freight between the colonies, were large enough to sail in the ocean near the coast and small enough to travel on the rivers.
	www.richmondancestry.org /colonial.shtml (2958 words)

	First Legislative Assembly
		As citizens of the United States of America, it is important for us to rediscover the earlier expressions of our constitutional ideals in Colonial Virginia.
		This was a poll tax requiring that every man and servant in the colony pay the officers of the assembly "one pound of the best Tobacco" for their services during this hot, midsummer season.
		The First Assembly, nevertheless, "inaugurated a new era in colonial government," one that would later blossom into a fully developed constitutional system in which the preservation of peace and order, as John Pory remarked, would lay in the foundations of representative government.
	www.nps.gov /colo/Jthanout/1stASSLY.html (1278 words)

	The Development of Agriculture in Colonial Latin America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		South America is a world producer of such items as coffee, sugar, bananas, and cocoa, which were all brought over from the Old World.
		Coffee was introduced to Latin America in the seventeenth century, it is believed to have been cultivated first in Surinam and to have spread from there to the islands of the Caribbean.
		The people of Latin America reflect a variety of cultures that stem from the intermarriages and cultural blending of Indians, fl slaves, and white immigrants.
	www.history.pdx.edu /hdwp/colonial/breannanickila/agrig.htm (2182 words)

	U.S. History - Colonial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Divining America: Religion and the National Culture is designed to help teachers of American history bring their students to a greater understanding of the role religion has played in the development of the United States.
		America's Story is a site for children from the Library of Congress and is designed to be both entertaining and fun to use.
		America as a Religious Refuge: The 17th Century looks at religious persecution in Europe that drove so many to British North America where settlers often established colonies centered on passionate religious convictions.
	www.besthistorysites.net /USHistory_Colonial.shtml (3661 words)

	EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
		Approximately ¼ of the colonial population were slaves, brought to the colonies against their will from Africa in the triangular trade system, in which European manufactured commodities were traded for slaves in Africa, who were then traded for agricultural commodities such as sugar, cotton, and tobacco to be taken back to Europe and the colonies.
		In New England, government was organized around town councils, whereas the Middle and Southern Colonies generally tended to organize their governments around counties.
		Send students to America's Library, available through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource American Memory Project (Library of Congress), and ask them to "Jump Back in Time" and explore the sections entitled "Colonial America" and "Revolutionary Period." Ask each student to find and read one story of interest about an individual who was important to American history.
	edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=411 (2302 words)

	Colonial, Revolutionary, and Early America
		From the beginning, the British Empire's behaviour toward the colonies was an extraordinary paradox.
		A business man, public servant, statesman, and inventor, Franklin's greatest achievment was in proving, by his own life and example, that a man humbly born in colonial America could become the equal of anyone, anywhere.
		Thomas Jefferson on Politics and Government (Eyler Robert Coates, Virginia) -- Quotations from Jefferson with a strong Libertarian bent.
	www.7cs.com /collectibles.colonial.html (1136 words)

	USIA - Portrait of the USA, Contents
		The Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution after it, combined America's colonial experience with the political thought of such philosophers as England's John Locke to produce the concept of a democratic republic.
		The government would draw its power from the people themselves and exercise it through their elected representatives.
		The Constitution divided the national government into three parts, or branches: the legislative (the Congress, which consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate), the executive (headed by the president), and the judicial (the federal courts).
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch4.htm (2437 words)

	Colonial National Historical Park - Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
		It was one hundred and seventy-four years of hope, frustration, adventure, discovery, growth, and development that saw a lonely settlement of 104 men and boys grow into a nation of 13 colonies of 3 million people, of many races and many beliefs.
		It was the beginning of England's successful colonization of America with the first Permanent English Colony.
		It was the first seat of English government in Virginia, the place where the first representative government met in 1619 and the first recorded arrival of Africans to English America.
	www.nps.gov /colo (448 words)

	Colonial Life
		In North America, the Colonial period was between the early 1500s and late 1700s.
		The Colonial period ended with the start of the Revolutionary War which was fought to gain independence from the British.
		Go to Colonial Family and Community (Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village) and travel back in time to investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts.
	www.42explore2.com /colonial.htm (1027 words)

	Ben's Guide (9-12): National versus State Government
		The first type of government in America was based primarily on state government.
		This time, it was decided that a government system based on federalism would be established.
		The opposite of this system of government is a centralized government, such as in France and Great Britain, where the national government maintains all power.
	bensguide.gpo.gov /9-12/government/federalism.html (324 words)

	Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers
		As Jefferson was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence, Morris was chosen to write the first draft of the Constitution.
		Colonial Hall is now proud to have the first seven chapters of the full-length biography of Gouverneur Morris, by Jared Sparks.
		Colonial Hall now has the biographies of 111 founding fathers and 34 biographies of their wives.
	www.colonialhall.com /index.php (210 words)

	Commercial Banking in Colonial America - The Early America Review, Summer 1997
		In 1775 there were no commercial banks in Britain's rebellious American colonies.
		There did exist colonial institutions, both public and private, of which we will treat later, which went by the name of "bank." Most of these institutions were so different from commercial banks that when Robert Morris, Alexander Hamilton, and the other "Founding Financiers" proposed the Bank of North America
		Although most people today use banks and study about banks in school, it is necessary to describe the functioning of early banks for two reasons.
	earlyamerica.com /review/summer97/banking.html (1743 words)

	AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Identify at least 6 actions taken by various levels of government in America to extend voting rights to greater numbers of Americans.
		Define government and identify the primary functions of government.
		Explain the British perspective of the purpose of the American colonies and contrast that to the American viewpoint.
	www.webcoast.com /chs/gov/stu_obj2.html (1642 words)

	Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (Library of Congress Exhibition)
		America as a Religious Refuge: The Seventeenth Century
		his exhibition demonstrates that many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who in the seventeenth century crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faith freely.
		That the religious intensity of the original settlers would diminish to some extent over time was perhaps to be expected, but new waves of eighteenth century immigrants brought their own religious fervor across the Atlantic and the nation’s first major religious revival in the middle of the eighteenth century injected new vigor into American religion.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/religion (216 words)

	Innovative Teaching - Colonial America
		If you're planning a colonial day this is a great place to look for ideas on the different artisan roles your students can take on in your classroom.
		The premier site on daily life in Colonial America - the only way to see more is to visit there in person; virtual tours, awesome images, scholarly documents, teacher resources, and a wonderful set of materials on Christmas in colonial times.
		As the colonial era ended there was intense discussion about the nature of government and the rights of men.
	surfaquarium.com /newsletter/colonies.htm (2760 words)

	Colonial Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The settlers’ of the Pennsylvania Colony were The Dutch The Swedish and The English.
		The Government formed a government of 72 members.
		It created a government of only 18 members, with an assembly of 36.
	www.promotega.org /csu30025/Pennsylvania.htm (294 words)

	Internet Public Library: Pathfinders
		The primary focus of this pathfinder is life in colonial America leading up to but not including the American Revolution.
		America's Most Historic Mile (http://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html) which is a virtual tour of historic Philadelphia.
		Search under "colonial America" and you will find articles written by amateur editors who are passionate about colonial American topics.
	www.ipl.org /div/pf/entry/48454 (1119 words)

	John Smith Became a Leader of Jamestown
		John Smith may have been the first romantic of America; he certainly became an appreciated leader.
		On the Atlantic coast of present-day Virginia, Jamestown was the first British settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
		At first, Smith wasn't even considered for the government.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/smith_1 (89 words)

	Liberty Fund, Inc. - Check-In
		"Local government in colonial America was the seedbed of American constitutionalism." So begins the introductory essay to this landmark collection of eighty documents created by the American colonists—and not English officials—that are the genesis of American fundamental law and constitutionalism.
		As Professor Lutz points out, the documents are chosen to make possible "a careful examination of [the American] people's attempt at self-interpretation." All of the principal colonial documents are included, as are all documents attempting to unite the colonies, beginning with the New England Confederation of 1643.
		Bicameralism, popular sovereignty, the separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government, and religious freedom—in sum, the hallmarks of American constitutionalism—were first presented to the world in these writings.
	www.libertyfund.org /details.asp?displayID=1599 (236 words)

	Colonial government in America Summary
		Europeans self-consciously tried to model their new societies after what they had known before, attempting to re...
		The organization and structure of Colonial governments in America shared many attributes.While each of the 13 colonies destined to become the United States has its own history and development, there emerged over time some common features and patterns to...
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	www.bookrags.com /Colonial_government_in_America (129 words)

	About Guatemala
		Guatemala a multiethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual nation is ruled by a democratic elected government and congress.
		Guatemala was founded in 1524 as the capital of the Spanish colonial government in Central America, many cities and towns still maintain a colonial Spanish ambiance, offering many sites from the era of The Conquistadores.
		While Guatemala struggles with some of the economic and social issues as do other developing countries in Latin America, the strong presence of indigenous culture and popular movements provide for a unique learning experience.
	www.casaxelaju.com /guatemala/index.htm (286 words)

	American Colonial History
		The Buccaneers of America: A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West Indies by the Buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga (both English and French)
		Marquis de la Galissoniere, Memoir on the French Colonies in North America (1750)
		Edmund Burke Speech on Conciliation with America (1775)
	www.geocities.com /dianalaulainen/America/america.htm (697 words)

	Colonial Choices That Made a Difference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		View our website because many of your questions and answers may be here.
		You may be interested in why the colonists chose their forms of government.
		Maybe you want to know reasons why the Colonies were started where they were.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0111080 (80 words)

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