Although each colony developed its own government, the governments had much in common. The idea of self-rule was important to many colonists. A governor directed the colony’s affairs and enforced the laws. Most governors were appointed, either by the king or by the colony’s proprietor. In Rhode Island and Connecticut, however, colonists elected their own governors. Representative government and institutions spread in the colonies for several reasons. Many believed in the rights granted by English common law and expected to be treated as citizens equal to anyone in England.
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