Discuss the development of self-governing structures (ideas) in the colonies and describe the impact of political precedent (firsts) on the evolution of self-governing structures (ideas) in the colonies. This is a APUSH exam DBQ question from one of the years.

The American colonies developed forms of self-government because they were given a great amount of liberty from their inception.

Explanation:

For example, the Puritan colonies of New England were established by private individuals, and while they legally belonged to the Kingdom of England, they were very independent: town assemblies in each colony controlled almost every aspect of political and legal life.

The importance of political precedence is that the colonists developed a self-governing culture, so when this culture was threatened by Britain, they disagreed with this, and launched the American Revolution.

evaluate the extent to which the seven years' war (french and indian war, 1754–1763) marked a turning point in american relations with great britain, analyzing what changed and what stayed the same from the period before the war to the period after it.