How were the seeds of self-government planted in the early colonies? Why was this important when England started enforcing rules (such as the Intolerable Acts)? Please provide specific examples. Self-government was a primary idea of ​​settlers in North America. Once English settlers started coming to the new world in the 1600s they knew they had to have their own freedom, after all this is why they left Britain in many cases. Self-government is especially notable in the early form of the Mayflower Compact in 1620 for Virginia. Great Britain began to deteriorate the self-governing character of the colonies in the mid-1700s through various acts deemed necessary. The enforcement of these acts caused the colonists to be dissatisfied with the actions Britain was taking and thus came the phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny”. The Mayflower Compact, signed by some of Virginia's early settlers including John Carter in 1620 was an example of early self-government as they established a "framework of just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices... for the general good of the Colony". They had left Britain with the intention of looking after themselves and governing themselves. The Mayflower Compact is one of the first examples of people coming together to govern themselves and take control of their future and well-being as a colony without Britain. Many others followed suit in much the same way.4 In 1760, King George III enacted the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act to raise extra revenue from his colonies. King George III decided to enact heavier taxes to restore the money that had been lost after the French and Indian War to the empire. This act imposed heavy taxes on sugar imported from the West Indies. The Stamp Act of 1765 required many items to have a stamp to show that the owner had paid taxes on the item. The problem the colonists had with this was that it increased the presence of English troops in the colonies and they felt it was unnecessary and was only intended to put more control in Britain's hands..