Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763?
A. An assembly is not representative unless all people twenty-one years of age and over have the right to vote.
B. A person elected to a colonial assembly represents only the people from the region in which eligible voters had a chance to vote for him directly.
C. A person elected to a colonial assembly represents the whole colony, not just the people from his district.
D. The population must be approximately equal in each district from which an assembly's representatives are chosen.
Answer: B
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