What kind of government did the thirteen original colonies have? Who was cheif of each tribe? Who could vote.?
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Question 1: The 13 colonial governments took a variety of forms. By 1775, eight of the original colonies had royal governors, who were appointed by the king. Three- Maryland, Pennsylvania, & Delaware were under proprietors who themselves chose the governors. And two- Connecticut and Rhonde Island elected their own governors under self-governoring charters. Practically every colony utilized a two-house legislative body. The upper bosy,or council was normally appointed by the crown in the royal colonies. The lower house, as the popular branch was elected by the people, or rather those who owned enough property to qualify as voters.  (I will get back with you on the other answers)
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13 -- for the 13 origional colonies
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The decisions were political--decided by colonizers like England, by war, by land deals with other countries, and by Congress and the President.\n The boundaries were sometimes based on natural features--as previous answerer indicated, or sometimes based arbitrarily on latitude or longitude. \nThe boundaries of the first thirteen states were influenced by the boundaries of the early colonies. \nIn addition, some boundaries were decided by war with European countries (or their successors) (the states bordering Mexico and Canada, for instance), or by land purchases (Louisiana, and states along the Mississippi; Alaska).
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They were weak..\n\nThere were many weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation. Congress had trouble passing laws due to the fact that 9 of the 13 states had to agree before any laws could be passed. Since there was no president or an executive branch, there was no way to make sure that laws passed by Congress were carried out. There were no courts to interpret laws or to judge those that broke them because a national court system did not exist. To make matters worse, changing the Articles of Confederation was nearly impossible. A unanimous vote of all 13 states were required before any changes could be made.\n\nThere were some other problems associated with the Articles of Confederation. Congress did not have the power to collect the taxes needed to pay for the expenses of the national government. Congress could ask for money, yet it had no power to force the states into paying them. Without money, Congress could not pay the nation's debt nor could it provide government programs and services.
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13 -- once for each of the original colonies
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Yeah, you get that sometimes, it's one of those "facts you never knew" because, depending on how you say it it may be literally "true" but not complete.  \n\nUnder the Articles of Confederation, which the United States Government operated under from 1781 to 1789, the presiding officer was known as President of the United States in Congress Assembled.  Basically, he was president of Congress which governed the country.  So, there were a few people who held this office.  Probably the most well-known for holding the office was John Hanson, the first man to hold the office.  He usually shows up on trivia questions about who the "real first president of the US" was.  \n\nBut, in reality, it was a totally different office.  The United States government and the office of President of the United States as we know it did not exist until 1789, leaving no doubt that George Washington was indeed the first President of the United States.\n\nDoes that make sense?  From 1781 to 1789, the US existed and operated under The Articles of Confederation.  In 1789, the U.S. Constitution came in to effect, literally creating a new government out of the same 13 States.  So under the Articles, the president of congress was the top official and a few people held that office, but the office of President of the USA didn't really exist until George Washington took it in 1789.  Hope that helps.
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Try this site:\n\nhttp://www.usconstitution.net/\n\nIt has all kind of information on the Constitution.
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1789 - 1776=13\n\n;-D All hail the chief!
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Is this a joke?  Other than native Americans, who were legally prevented from having any say in the running of our nation, everybody who lived here and who was involved in founding this nation were immigrants.  If the rules of today were in effect back then, they would have been illegal immigrants as well.
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The original 13 colonies..You never learned that in a history class? The stars..represent the states..
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Yeah, could be the Articles of Confederation.  Or it could be the Mayflower Compact...the settlers had written that up before they even arrived.
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The stripes represent the original 13 colonies.
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First do a search for the names of Native American Tribes.  That will give you a good start for all the information you will need.
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Kind of a trick question.  What would come to be the United States was governed first by the Continental Congress from 5 September to 26 October 1774.  The Second Continental Congress oversaw the conduct of the War for Independence.\n\nThe "United States" was declared in the Declaration of Independence , July 4, 1776.  However, the very first actual government, The Articles of Confederation, did not take effect until March 2, 1781 when the first Congress of the United States Assembled convened for the first time.  The War for Independece was not concluded until September 3, 1783 with the Treaty of Paris.
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Date Founded: April 26, 1607 at 4:00 am \nWho founded the colony and why? The Virginia Company  of London founded the colony to get gold and silver, to trade, to claim land and to christianize. \nWho came to the colony and why?  One hundred English men came to America to look for gold. \nWhich tribes of Native Americans lived there? The Powhatan, the Susquehannah, the Momacan, the Manahoac, the Cherokee and the Bowhatan tribes. \nHow were the people governed? The colonists were a big part of the government. They almost governed themselves. For a long time, the colony was strictly christian.  Then, when more people came to the colony, different cultures and religions came with them. \nWhen was it established as a state? June 25, 1788 as the10th state.
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Colonial Rhode Island\n\nhttp://colonialancestors.com/ri/rhodeisland.htm\n\nThe American Colonies\n\nThe history of the original 13 colonies is a tangled tale indeed. There are many ways to view the events and, in hind sight, it is easy to think you understand. But no one knew where they were headed at the time and it could have ended up very different.\n\nhttp://www.dasd-ew.org/history.htm#colonial\n\nhttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook12.html\n\nhttp://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/index.html\n\nGood luck\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Well, the early colonies didn't have techonoly, cars, music like today, movies, clothes, food, the knowledge, and the books that we have today. There are PLENTY of changes from today and the colonies. It's pretty simple if you sit down and think about it.