Question

Which colony was ruled by a republic, meaning the people elected officials who held the power?

New Netherland

New France

New England

New Sweden

Answer 1

The colony that was ruled by a republic, where the people elected officials who held power, was **New Netherland**. New Netherland had a form of representative government, particularly in its capital, New Amsterdam, where some degree of citizen participation in government decisions was practiced, especially later in its colonial history.