Garrison government proved relatively ineffective until it was used by Charles II to curb the power of colonial legislatures.
Garrison government became a less viable colonial policy as the English Parliament began to exert tighter legislative control over the English military.
Oliver Cromwell was the first English ruler to make use of garrison government on a large scale.
The creation of a professional standing army in England in 1697 actually weakened garrison government by diverting troops from the garrisons stationed in the American colonies.
24. According to the passage, Webb views Charles II as the proper successor of the Tudor monarchs and Cromwell because Charles II
used colonial tax revenues to fund overseas military expeditions
used the military to extend executive power over the English colonies
wished to transform the American colonies into capitalistic oligarchies
resisted the English Parliament s efforts to exert control over the military
allowed the American colonists to use legislative assemblies as a forum for resolving grievances against the crown
25. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the author s assertion in lines 54-58?
Because they were poorly administered, Cromwell s overseas military expeditions were doomed to failure.
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