Anglo-American Colonies: A Historical Analysis

The colonization of English was strong in the beginnings of America. The government that was formed with an English base, because the founders came from and were educated in English schools. Family farms were developed to help support the community and towns, and on the edge of the sea was where they had established a seaport to trade the livestock abundance. Anglo-American colonies established political and judicial structures for men to hold and serve in upper house of legislature. Each colony would have their own court system to help with local peace, and appeals. A court of councilors was established for those cases that got appealed. Economic and political ways were changed in North America by several different acts, one being the Navigation Act of 1651 (Norton, 2015). The Navigation Acts were a series of Acts passed in the English Parliament. The colonies gained a profitable source of wealth and trade. The Navigation Acts were designed to regulate colonial trade and enabled England to collect taxes in the …show more content…
Colonists leaders searched for ways to control their own affairs, especially taxation while still under British rulers. The effects of Americans’ opposing the Stamp Act was more than arguments over parliamentary power. Many people protested the Stamp Act, such as the Loyal Nine, and poor workers. Andrew Oliver achieved success with the Loyal Nine when he announced his duties of office. Many towns across the East coast protested the Stamp Act. During the American Revolution, writing skill became important to communicate with each other, also the need for merchants to deal with distant correspondents. Drawing from items around the world, the quills and inkpots came from Britain and the Americans needed the supplies from international trade. (Norton,