The examples of ways colonies began to self-govern are:
- Colonists elected government representatives.
- Puritans held town meetings to discuss important issues.
- When first starting to self-govern, Virginia colonists could only vote in government matters if they owned land.
The statement about mercantilists establishing a set of taxes does not pertain to self-governance, as it refers more to economic control by the mother country rather than local governance by the colonists.