HIST 2055 Chapter : 8 Government And Deferential Politics In The Colonies Outline
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Government and deferential politics in the colonies: england"s government of the colonies. Mercantilism: mercantilism the british government is going to control trade in a way to maximize. British profit: will set the rules of who can be traded with, what can be traded, how it is traded, etc, parliament pass the navigation acts, which are rules over colonies for trade. 3 major rules: (1) colonies, when exporting anything, must be using english ships and crews. (2) england puts limits on where the colonies can ship its merchandise. The major cash crops must go straight to england. C. ) presence in the colonies: there are 13 representatives of the english gov"t in the colonies. Therefore, they don"t experience a lot of power. The colonies get a lot of political freedom. Governors: theoretically, the royal governor is very powerful. Assemblies: legislatures: this is where the colonies have power within the government.
