Colonial Legistlatures: Key to Independence

The American colonies existed independent of Great Britain in many ways. The colonial legislatures had a great deal of power including the ability to muster troops, levy taxes and pass laws. They became accustomed to these perogatives and were unwilling to relinquish these rights when Great Britain decided to return to the scene.

This fostered many feelings of ill will and unfortunately for Great Britain these legistatures had already created independent thinkers quite capable of self-government. The colonial legislatures were a breeding ground of future leaders of an independent nation.