Greene, Jack P., <br/><br/>
The quest for power :  the lower houses of assembly in the Southern Royal colonies, 1689-1776 / 
by Jack P. Greene. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 528 pages) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-504) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Backdrop to power. Process and pattern. The configuration of politics -- Part II. Control over finance. Money bills. Accounts. Expenditures. Paper money -- Part III. Control over the civil list. Salaries. Fees -- Part IV. Control over the legislative process. Membership. Internal proceedings -- Part V. Control over executive affairs. Revenue officers. Public works and services. Colonial agents. Public printers. Military affairs. Indian affairs. Courts and judges. Church offices -- Part VI. The fruits of power, 1763-1776. A new status and a new challenge. Tightening the reins : general issues. Tightening the reins : local issues. The ultimate issue. Appendix I. Chief executives of the Southern Royal Colonies, 1689-1776. Appendix II. Speakers of the Lower Houses in the Southern Royal Colonies, 1689-1776. Appendix III. The leaders of the Lower Houses of Assembly in the Southern Royal Colonies, 1688-1776. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>[S.l.] : <br/>HathiTrust Digital Library, <br/>2010. 
<br/><br/><br/>Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. <br/>http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legislative bodies--History.--Southern States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>328.75  / G811