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Sovereignty
is the characteristic of a state that the English colonies did NOT possess.

 

Sovereignty is
understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing body to
govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies. In
political theory, 
sovereignty is a
substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity.

 

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