Why were town meetings more common in New England than the other colony regions?
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Colonists governed themselves through town meetings, a form of direct democracy in which most or all members of a community come together to discuss policies, laws and budgets for their community. Town Meeting have been utilized by towns in New England since the 1600s and are still used today by many towns.

Explanation:

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.