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Before the Revolutionary War and the enactment of the Constitution, the colonies' governments were varied. Most, however, operated by charters issued by the British crown.
=Great Britain almost entirely ruled the colonies in the 1700s.=
Parliament was a British legislation Colonial gov't is an example of Congress
Technically, when America was still the 13 original colonies they were ruled by the British. But when America gained its independence and the colonies became states, the first government they put in place was the Articles of Confederation.
They were formed by local governments throughout the Thirteen Colonies before the American Revolution. They rallied support for common causes and established plans of collective action against the British Crown. These committees helped to fuel the alliance between the Thirteen Colonies against British Rule.