Question

How do the authors come to the conclusion that: "expressions of popular discontent, combined with the growing authority of the assemblies, created a political system that was broadly responsive to popular pressure and increasingly resistant to british control."? apush?

Answer 1

The authors reached this conclusion because of the powers the assembly assumed in controlling taxation and appointments. The representative assemblies in America which basically limited the powers of crown officials. For instance, the Massachusetts assembly repeatedly ignored the king's instructions to provide the royal governor with a permanent salary.