How were royal governors in colonial America more powerful than a king in eighteenth-century Britain?
A) They had the power to overturn the verdict of colonial judges.
B) They could appoint military commanders-in-chief in each colony.
C) They had the power to appoint their own council.
D) They had the power to tax the colonists.
E) They had the right to veto legislation.
Answer: E
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