General Court

American colonial history

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government of Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    In United States: The New England colonies

    …in the colony to a General Court composed of only a small number of shareholders in the company. On arriving in Massachusetts, many disfranchised settlers immediately protested against this provision and caused the franchise to be widened to include all church members. These “freemen” were given the right to vote…

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