Economic/Political
Relationships
TEAM OBERSASS
Essential Question
 How
did Great Britain impose political
and economic control over the
colonies?
Economic Relationships
COLONIES
Sent raw materials in
exchange for finished
goods
ENGLAND
strict control over
trade (many
regulations)
Had to pay taxes placed high taxes
but had no
representatives in
Parliament (English
government)
on the colonies
Political Relationships
COLONIES
Had to obey English laws
which were enforced by
the governor of each
colony

Colonial legislature made
local laws for the colony,
BUT they had to be
approved by the colonial
governor
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ENGLAND
Appointed the colonial
governor they were appointed
by the King or by the colonial
proprietor.
Colonial governor had to
approve the local laws