In the two-tiered system of colonial government in the early eighteenth century, which group had authority over day-to-day matters?

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Local officials and assemblies had authority over day-to-day matters in the two-tiered system of colonial government. Governors appointed by royal authority had more overarching authority, but local officials and assemblies were responsible for day-to-day governance in the colonies. Parliament and the king were higher levels of authority but were not directly involved in day-to-day colonial governance. The British Cabinet did not exist in its modern form in the early eighteenth century.

In the Two-Tiered System of Colonial Government in the Early