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Before the American Revolutionary War, the British government passed laws to increase its control over its American colonies. An excerpt from the Massachusetts Government Act is shown. "from and after August 1, 1774, no meeting shall be called by the select men [officials], or at the request of any number of freeholders [landowners] of any township, district, or precinct, without the leave [consent] of the [royally appointed] governor..." Why did the colonists view this section of the Massachusetts Government Act as an infringement on their rights?
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