. They still saw the colonists as serving the interests of England.
             Since England was a small island nation, it made it very easy for people, goods, news, and ideas to travel around the country. American colonies, on the other hand, were weeks and even months away from England. The colonists, being aware of this fact, built their own form of legislature in order to settle certain matters by themselves. However, it was understood that the king of England could overturn these laws that were passed by the legislatures. The main problem was that the only way that the king could enforce his rulings in Ame
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