which aspect of English government traditions did not influence leaders in the us

Question

1. An increase in centrally held power
2. Freedom from quartering soldiers
3. freedom to petition the government
4. protection from arrest without cause

Answer 1

1. An increase in centrally held power.

Because the colonists were so tired of British rule, Republicanism became a popular trend among the colonies. Many of the colonies were already beginning to experiment with self-representation before the war for independence. As a result, the US was predisposed toward a more decentralized, federal form of government. Furthermore, many of the founding fathers believed a government that was too centralized would be tyrannical, as the British were to them.