Question 3 (25 points): Short Essay (at least 500 words). Compare and contrast the structure of the colonial governments and the role of elites in the different British North American colonies. Explain the different forms of government that developed.

Article ii "each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the united states, in congress assembled."—articles of confederation which of the following principles of american democracy does this quote best represent? social contract natural rights federalism rule of law