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Which feature of colonial government most reflected English political traditions?

  1. Rule by hereditary Native chiefs formally appointed by the distant British Parliament
  2. Representative assemblies, local courts, and claims to rights as English subjects
  3. A complete and total absence of any written laws
  4. Direct personal rule by the reigning French king
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Correct answer: Representative assemblies, local courts, and claims to rights as English subjects

English colonies drew heavily on English legal and political traditions, including representative bodies and common-law courts. Colonists often argued that they possessed the rights of English subjects.

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