In the early eighteenth century, the British government created a federal system of government that divided power between
A) central authority and local government.
B) its various colonies in the Americas.
C) the crown, Parliament, and the courts.
D) commercial and political interests in the colonies.
E) Protestants and Catholics.
Answer: A) central authority and local government.
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