Question

Some Patriots believed that submission to local colonial government rather than submission to the British was consistent with biblical commands to submit to authority.

True
False

Answer 1

True. Some Patriots in the American colonies believed that submitting to local colonial governments was more consistent with biblical teachings on authority than submitting to the British crown. They argued that local authorities, as representatives of the people's will, were more legitimate than a distant monarchy, especially one they felt was acting unjustly.