Why did the british allow the colonies to be self-governing? how did the decision lead to future
unrest?

the British allow the colonists to be self-governing because it was easier than trying to manage two countries at once especially when the colonists were an entire ocean away however aggressive property taxing as well as texting in other forms such as and tea sugar drove the colonists to a state of unrest

i believe it to be a democracy

this is a good question! i'll do some research and come back when i have the answer!