DE History (What factors shaped Colonial Settlement): What was the government like in Southern Colonies?

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What was the government like in Southern Colonies?

gk · Accepted Answer

-Aristocracy: Rich landowners
dominated politics
-Law makers were among
educated/landowning elite
-Legislative bodies created to
represent people (House of
Burgesses in Va)
-Little or no tolerance for poor
whites/enslaved persons

DE History (What factors shaped Colonial Settlement)

What was the government like in Southern Colonies?

-Aristocracy: Rich landowners dominated politics -Law makers were among educated/landowning elite -Legislative bodies created to represent people (House of Burgesses in Va) -Little or no tolerance for poor whites/enslaved persons

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