HIST 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Massachusetts Government Act, Intolerable Acts, Standing Army
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Relating the 24 reasons for separation of british north. America to enduring vision (intolerable acts etc. : he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. Currency act: not allowing the colonists to have a currency or a national bank in north america. Did not agree the passing of laws that were good for the colony. Intolerable acts: which took away massachusetts" self-government and historic rights. Revolutionary law: he has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. King had refused to allow his governors to approve necessary laws without his permission, leaving legislatures hanging until news of his approval arrived. Massachusetts" charters, and in the process denied much-needed legislation. (massachusetts government.
