<P> Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies of North America shared many attributes . While each of the Thirteen Colonies, eventually to become the original United States had its own unique history and development, many common features and patterns emerged in their governing institutions and operations . </P> <P> The representatives of the government of the colonies represented the colony an extension of the English government . Courts enforced the common law of England . The Governor's Council or the Governor's Court was a body of senior advisers to the appointed royal Governor in each province . </P>

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