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How did town meetings encourage civic participation?
They made the laws for the entire colony.
They provided a form of representative democracy for the colony.
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to vote in national elections.
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to discuss important community topics.
They made the laws for the entire colony.
They provided a form of representative democracy for the colony.
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to vote in national elections.
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to discuss important community topics.
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They gave people in the colony the opportunity to discuss important community topics.
Town meetings were local assemblies where residents met to debate issues, make community decisions, and vote directly—encouraging civic participation and local self-government.
Town meetings were local assemblies where residents met to debate issues, make community decisions, and vote directly—encouraging civic participation and local self-government.