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Ned Ryun Continues His Series, “Days of Revolution.”  Listen to Episode 4, “The Legacy of the Colonial Legislatures and Self Government.”

In this episode:

  • The role of the colonial legislatures and the principle of self government is essential to understanding the attitudes that drove the American Revolution.
  • A brief look at three colonial legislatures in Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut and how they operated.
  • An examination of British Governors and their executive power.
  • A special look at local governments in the American founding era and their exercise of self government.
]]> http://nedryun.com/2010/07/days-of-revolution-episode-4/feed/ 0 American Revolution,Benjamin Franklin,Christopher Newport,Clinton Rossiter,Colonial Assemblies,Colonial Councils,Colonial Courts,Colonial Legislatures,Connecticut,English Common Law,Executive Power,Founding Fathers Ned Ryun Continues His Series, "Days of Revolution."  Listen to Episode 4, "The Legacy of the Colonial Legislatures and Self Government." - In this episode: The role of the colonial legislatures and the principle of self government is essential to... Ned Ryun Continues His Series, "Days of Revolution."  Listen to Episode 4, "The Legacy of the Colonial Legislatures and Self Government." In this episode: * The role of the colonial legislatures and the principle of self government is essential to understanding the attitudes that drove the American Revolution. * A brief look at three colonial legislatures in Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut and how they operated. * An examination of British Governors and their executive power. * A special look at local governments in the American founding era and their exercise of self government. Ned Ryun - AmericanMajority.org no 15:41