Spain and France both were allies of the colonists
Legislative - The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to make laws
self governing - A self-governing colony is a colony with an elected government in which elected rulers are able to make most decisions without referring to the colonial power with nominal control of the colony
proprietary - Under the proprietary system, individuals or companies were granted commercial charters by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England to establish colonies. These proprietors then selected the governors and other officials in the colony
One theory is that the native Americans where the first to come to America but this is just an old wives tale.
In the preamble of the Constitution, the principle which is best expressed is that we are a country run by the people. We are not ruled by a monarch, an aristocracy, and a select few people. The American citizens have the ability to govern themselves and elect representatives that best reflect their views.
