The American Colonies: A Comparative Analysis

In short, the American colonies sole purpose was to supply England with the resources they were able to obtain from the North America. The colonies were viewed as second citizens under the British rule, but the lifestyle and custom between the two were obvious different. As you stated in your discussion, while the colonists and those living in England shared history and a frame of reference regarding aristocratic versus monarchic rule, over the course of two centuries, their daily life experiences grew more and more separate. In my discussion, I stated, “the colonists had control of their local affairs, but England believed they had control over the colonial affairs” (Reich, 2011). For the most part, there was obvious an misunderstanding of