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... governors and senators , members of Congress or the Presi- dent of the United States . Political rights and duties are concerned in such ordinary and important matters as the carrying of the mails ; the material , the quality , the quan ...
... governors and senators , members of Congress or the Presi- dent of the United States . Political rights and duties are concerned in such ordinary and important matters as the carrying of the mails ; the material , the quality , the quan ...
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... in 1619 , and gradually spread over the entire South . In the sum- mer of that year the governor of the colony called a gen- eral assembly , consisting of his council as an upper POLITICAL RIGHTS IN COLONIAL AMERICA . 41.
... in 1619 , and gradually spread over the entire South . In the sum- mer of that year the governor of the colony called a gen- eral assembly , consisting of his council as an upper POLITICAL RIGHTS IN COLONIAL AMERICA . 41.
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... governor ; a legislative , the as- sembly ; and a judiciary , the assembly and governor sit- ting as a court . This assembly was sometimes called " the Little Parliament . " 71. Parishes . - Early in its history the colony was divided ...
... governor ; a legislative , the as- sembly ; and a judiciary , the assembly and governor sit- ting as a court . This assembly was sometimes called " the Little Parliament . " 71. Parishes . - Early in its history the colony was divided ...
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... governor . The governor appointed a council ; sometimes there was a double government - the original government in England , composed of the company , and the government in America , composed of the agents of the company . The freemen ...
... governor . The governor appointed a council ; sometimes there was a double government - the original government in England , composed of the company , and the government in America , composed of the agents of the company . The freemen ...
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... governor was appointed by the king . The governor appointed six of his council , and the company controlling the colony appointed six more ; the freeholders elected an assembly . Probably North Carolina was the worst governed colony in ...
... governor was appointed by the king . The governor appointed six of his council , and the company controlling the colony appointed six more ; the freeholders elected an assembly . Probably North Carolina was the worst governed colony in ...
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