During Mao Zedong's rule, everyone who opposed the regime was deemed to be an imperialist and a traitor, and any opposition would be suppressed. People would get imprisoned or sent to work camps.
Answer:
The American colonies developed forms of self-government because they were given a great amount of liberty from their inception.
Explanation:
For example, the Puritan colonies of New England were established by private individuals, and while they legally belonged to the Kingdom of England, they were very independent: town assemblies in each colony controlled almost every aspect of political and legal life.
The importance of political precedence is that the colonists developed a self-governing culture, so when this culture was threatened by Britain, they disagreed with this, and launched the American Revolution.
