What was the social structure of the New Hampshire colony?

Answer 1

In colonial New York, from the bottom up, the lowest social strata was that of slaves and indentured servants. Next would be the shopkeepers, small farmers and traders. Though not wealthy, they were able to live fairly well based on the purchases of the upper classes. The upper class and landed gentry were at the top of the hierarchy. Many of the Founding Fathers came from this class.

Answer 2

The State of New Hampshire is a democratic republic, with a form of government similar to that of the United States.

The New Hampshire state capital is Concord. The capital was Portsmouth during colonial times, from 1775 to 1808. The Governor's office, some other executive offices, and both legislative chambers are in the State House. Main article: New Hampshire Constitution

New Hampshire is still governed by its constitution of 1783. The constitution is in two parts, a Bill of Rights and a longer Form of Government. Unlike the United States Constitution, amendments to the New Hampshire Constitution are not set out afterward but edit the text. It is one of the few state constitutions that acknowledge the right of revolution.

The state constitution is one of the few that does not expressly require public schools. However, in 1993, the state Supreme Court ruled in the first Claremont suit[1] that a constitutional duty to "cherish the interest of...public schools"[2] required the state to define and fund equal public schools statewide. The legislature complied slowly; in 2008, the Court ended[3] its supervisory role because the original laws had been replaced, but it did not reverse its earlier finding.

The state constitution has many expressions concerning the character of the people and the criteria that should guide their election of officials.[2][4] It also forbids the legislature from appropriating pensions for longer than the current year,[5] although state employees now do have conventional employment contracts and a retirement system deemed "deferred compensation."

Legislative BranchThe legislature is called the General Court. It consists of the House of Representatives (400 members) and the Senate (24 members).

The General Court is the third-largest legislature in the English speaking world, behind only the British Parliament and the United States Congress, respectively; and the New Hampshire House of Representatives is the fourth-largest individual chamber (exceeded in number by the United States House of Representatives, the British House of Commons and the British House of Lords).[12] The legislature at one time grew to 443 members due to population growth, but a 1942 constitutional amendment set its size at from 375 through 400 members.[13] There is one Representative for about every 3,300 residents.[14] In order for the U.S. Congress to have the same representation, there would need to be approximately 93,000 Representatives.

The legislature apportions legislative seats based on the decennial U.S. Census. The problem of allocating 400 legislators to 259 municipalities and ensuring equal representation is solved with floterial districts. For example, a city due more than five representatives but not quite six might elect five representing the city itself, and one more in a floterial district that includes some neighboring towns.

State legislators are paid $200 for their two-year term, plus mileage, effectively making them volunteers. The only other benefits are free use of toll roads and of state-owned resorts. A 2007 survey found that nearly half the members of the House are retired, with an average age over 60.[15]

Executive BranchThe Executive Branch consists of the Governor, Executive Council, and state agencies. The executive branch implements and enforces the laws of the state. The Governor is the supreme executive and is afforded the title of His or Her Excellency, though the Constitution only provides for "His Excellency".

The Governor of New Hampshire is John Lynch (D).

Unlike most other states, the Governor shares executive power with the Executive Council, which the Governor chairs.[16] The Governor and Executive Council must concur on state contracts over $5,000, high-level agency appointments, and pardons. The Governor's veto power and command of the National Guard are not dependent on the Executive Council. The Governor and Councilors are elected to two-year terms. New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states that still elect governors to two-year, rather than four-year, terms. Agency appointments are generally for terms of four or five years, which means that a New Hampshire governor is unable to form a new cabinet when first taking office.

New Hampshire does not have a Lieutenant Governor as most states do. The Senate President serves as Acting Governor whenever the governor is out of the state or otherwise unable to perform the duties of the office. After the Senate President, the Speaker of the House, Secretary of State and State Treasurer are next in line to serve as Acting Governor.

Judicial BranchThe state's highest and the sole appellate court is the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Chief Justice is the head of the judiciary and, with the other justices of the supreme court, oversees the judicial branch. New Hampshire has three additional courts and one division:

• The Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction and the only which provides for jury trials in civil and criminal cases.
• The state's Probate Court has jurisdiction over trusts, wills and estates, adoptions, termination of parental rights, name changes, guardianship of incapacitated persons, guardianship of minors, partition of property and involuntary admissions.
• The District Court hears cases involving families, juveniles, minor crimes and violations, and civil matters under $25,000.
• The Family Division has jurisdiction over divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, guardianship of minors, termination of parental rights, abuse/neglect, children in need of services (CHINS), juvenile delinquency, and some adoptions in Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, and Sullivan Counties. In the future, the Family Division will expand to Hillsborough, and Cheshire counties. [1]

Answer 3

The Quakers' "Holy" Experiment And Economic Base Differed Sharply From Massachusetts And Virginia

Quakers Wanted To Establish A Utopia Defined By Equality

Quakers Believed That The Holy Spirit Or The "Inner Light" Of God Inspired Every Soul Equally Which Contrasted Greatly With The Puritans Who Had Believed That Only A Few Were Predestined By Being Enslaved

This Meant That Since God Did Not Make Distinctions By Gender Race Ethnicity Or Social Class Neither Should The Quakers

Labeling Themselves As The Society of Friends The Quakers Embraced Religious Toleration And Social And Political Systems Built On Equality

Answer 4

There was no class system in in colonial new york. the king of England appointed a governor to run the colony. people in the colony had no say in the government. there was no voting allowed.

Answer 5

Nothing. They all died in peace and never talked to each other. The dinosaurs ate them all. Jesus came in on a velcoraptor with bananas and killed everyone.