In colonial New York, from the bottom up, the lowest social strata was that of slaves and indentured servants. Next would be the shopkeepers, small farmers and traders. Though not wealthy, they were able to live fairly well based on the purchases of the upper classes. The upper class and landed gentry were at the top of the hierarchy. Many of the Founding Fathers came from this class.
The State of New Hampshire is a democratic republic, with a form of government similar to that of the United States.
The New Hampshire state capital is Concord. The capital was Portsmouth during colonial times, from 1775 to 1808. The Governor's office, some other executive offices, and both legislative chambers are in the State House. Main article: New Hampshire Constitution
New Hampshire is still governed by its constitution of 1783. The constitution is in two parts, a Bill of Rights and a longer Form of Government. Unlike the United States Constitution, amendments to the New Hampshire Constitution are not set out afterward but edit the text. It is one of the few state constitutions that acknowledge the right of revolution.
The state constitution is one of the few that does not expressly require public schools. However, in 1993, the state Supreme Court ruled in the first Claremont suit[1] that a constitutional duty to "cherish the interest of...public schools"[2] required the state to define and fund equal public schools statewide. The legislature complied slowly; in 2008, the Court ended[3] its supervisory role because the original laws had been replaced, but it did not reverse its earlier finding.
The state constitution has many expressions concerning the character of the people and the criteria that should guide their election of officials.[2][4] It also forbids the legislature from appropriating pensions for longer than the current year,[5] although state employees now do have conventional employment contracts and a retirement system deemed "deferred compensation."
Legislative BranchThe legislature is called the General Court. It consists of the House of Representatives (400 members) and the Senate (24 members).The General Court is the third-largest legislature in the English speaking world, behind only the British Parliament and the United States Congress, respectively; and the New Hampshire House of Representatives is the fourth-largest individual chamber (exceeded in number by the United States House of Representatives, the British House of Commons and the British House of Lords).[12] The legislature at one time grew to 443 members due to population growth, but a 1942 constitutional amendment set its size at from 375 through 400 members.[13] There is one Representative for about every 3,300 residents.[14] In order for the U.S. Congress to have the same representation, there would need to be approximately 93,000 Representatives.
The legislature apportions legislative seats based on the decennial U.S. Census. The problem of allocating 400 legislators to 259 municipalities and ensuring equal representation is solved with floterial districts. For example, a city due more than five representatives but not quite six might elect five representing the city itself, and one more in a floterial district that includes some neighboring towns.
State legislators are paid $200 for their two-year term, plus mileage, effectively making them volunteers. The only other benefits are free use of toll roads and of state-owned resorts. A 2007 survey found that nearly half the members of the House are retired, with an average age over 60.[15]
Executive BranchThe Executive Branch consists of the Governor, Executive Council, and state agencies. The executive branch implements and enforces the laws of the state. The Governor is the supreme executive and is afforded the title of His or Her Excellency, though the Constitution only provides for "His Excellency".The Governor of New Hampshire is John Lynch (D).
Unlike most other states, the Governor shares executive power with the Executive Council, which the Governor chairs.[16] The Governor and Executive Council must concur on state contracts over $5,000, high-level agency appointments, and pardons. The Governor's veto power and command of the National Guard are not dependent on the Executive Council. The Governor and Councilors are elected to two-year terms. New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states that still elect governors to two-year, rather than four-year, terms. Agency appointments are generally for terms of four or five years, which means that a New Hampshire governor is unable to form a new cabinet when first taking office.
New Hampshire does not have a Lieutenant Governor as most states do. The Senate President serves as Acting Governor whenever the governor is out of the state or otherwise unable to perform the duties of the office. After the Senate President, the Speaker of the House, Secretary of State and State Treasurer are next in line to serve as Acting Governor.
Judicial BranchThe state's highest and the sole appellate court is the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Chief Justice is the head of the judiciary and, with the other justices of the supreme court, oversees the judicial branch. New Hampshire has three additional courts and one division:The Quakers' "Holy" Experiment And Economic Base Differed Sharply From Massachusetts And Virginia
Quakers Wanted To Establish A Utopia Defined By Equality
Quakers Believed That The Holy Spirit Or The "Inner Light" Of God Inspired Every Soul Equally Which Contrasted Greatly With The Puritans Who Had Believed That Only A Few Were Predestined By Being Enslaved
This Meant That Since God Did Not Make Distinctions By Gender Race Ethnicity Or Social Class Neither Should The Quakers
Labeling Themselves As The Society of Friends The Quakers Embraced Religious Toleration And Social And Political Systems Built On Equality
There are two colonies that are the same. The two colonies that are the same are American colony and New Hampshire colony.
the 4th colony is not New Hampshire its New York!
The colony of New Hampshire did not officially adopt a flag until 1909. New Hampshire became a state on June 21, 1788, therefore by the time they adopted a flag, New Hampshire was already a state. Instead of a flag, the colony of New Hampshire did adopt a seal.
To New Hampshire, rye was important to brew beer. New Hampshire colony's very livelihood depended on the production and distribution of beer.
yes it was the 7th colony.
The New Hampshire Colony was mainly Puritan.
No, there was no problem between the Colony of New Hampshire and the colony of New York.
Pennsylvania is the 3rd colony
There are two colonies that are the same. The two colonies that are the same are American colony and New Hampshire colony.
New Hampshire started out as a Proprietary colony but it became a Royal colony in 1679
the 4th colony is not New Hampshire its New York!
New Hampshire was one of the 13 colonies.
what was the predominate religion of New Hampshire
New Hampshire began as a proprietary colony and later was converted to a royal colony.
Were not a colony.
The colony of New Hampshire did not officially adopt a flag until 1909. New Hampshire became a state on June 21, 1788, therefore by the time they adopted a flag, New Hampshire was already a state. Instead of a flag, the colony of New Hampshire did adopt a seal.
Portsmouth joined the New Hampshire colony. New Hampshire was founded in 1620 by the puritans and made a royal colony in 1691.