POLI 325 Lecture 1: US Politics Sept. Notes
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13 colonies that existed and were british, strung out along the. Each established by britain and were connected to london; none of the colonies were connected to each other (there was no overall structure) When the revolution occurred in 1776, the parts known as canada did not participate and chose to remain loyal to britain. Each had a political structure based on the governor appointed by the king. The governor was only responsible for the king: some of the colonies were proprietor colonies and belonged to someone given a grant. All the colonies except for pennsylvania had bicameral legislatures. They all had court systems which only dealt with issues that arose within the colonies. By 1776, each colony had experience with self-government. 1776 the continental congress commissions jefferson to draft the. Declaration of independence: 3 parts: the theoretical part denounces tyranny; list of things the king has done violating the rights of citizens;