Why were the people frustrated with the colonial government?

The colonists were angry because they had no say in what they wanted when the Governor would veto anything that he did not agree with. The people also could only elect the Legislative Assembly and had no power in the Executive or Legislative council who were appointed by the Governor.

What was the governments' structure like in colonial times?

The government structure (shown to the right) is how the government structure was layed out in the 1800's. Before the act of union, the people were not able to influence the people higher in the government structures and with the Governor having veto power he could deny anything that did not benifit him or make him money which made him veto anything the people wanted like schools, and roads.