Although all the governments were similar, only Rhode Island and Connecticut had a policy of electing their own governors. Over time, this type of government started to spread around all the different colonies. The Magna Carta had an outline of an representative government and since the Virginia Company had inspired it, all the colonies got an legislative branch. After the legislative branch, more housed were created such as the lower house which gave protection of laws to citizens. In the 1720’s, each colony came up with their own right for who could vote but some rules were the same. Similar to the voting rules, all the colonies followed the common laws. As time went by, the English Bill of Rights was created and protected the rights of the citizens that are a part of the
Although all the governments were similar, only Rhode Island and Connecticut had a policy of electing their own governors. Over time, this type of government started to spread around all the different colonies. The Magna Carta had an outline of an representative government and since the Virginia Company had inspired it, all the colonies got an legislative branch. After the legislative branch, more housed were created such as the lower house which gave protection of laws to citizens. In the 1720’s, each colony came up with their own right for who could vote but some rules were the same. Similar to the voting rules, all the colonies followed the common laws. As time went by, the English Bill of Rights was created and protected the rights of the citizens that are a part of the