Political motivation before 1763
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- Political motivation before 1763
- British rule over the colonies
- Salutary neglect - left to own devices, America subject to parliamentary legislation?
- Governor only removed by British Govt, Privy Council disallowed 5% of Colonial Laws 1696
- Royal, King chose governor, Proprietary power with certain families, Corp. elected WMWP
- Colonial assembly - upper house advisory, lower houses elected, responsible for finance
- British rule in Colonies - charters confirmed authority. Authority ambiguous in Prop, tenuous in Corp.
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Sec of State
for South -
routine admin,
communicate
governors on
policy w/BofT
- BofT - colonial appointmentsdrew up govt. instructions, reviewed legislation
- British rule over the colonies
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