why were the british so successful durin the developing colonial america?

Answer 1

The colonists [mostly British but certainly not all] were successful, by and large.
Whole families came over.
They worked hard.

They valued education and almost immediately set up schools.

They set up their own local governments, which were more or less responsive instead of being repressive. When the home country [the UK] government became ineffectual or tried to be oppressive, we broke away.

Answer 2

They weren't really much more successful than other European nations in colonizing the Americas.

The French colonized present day Canada and parts of the United States. Parts of North America were traded back and forth between France and Britain as results of various wars.

The Spanish and Portuguese had an agreement (treaty of tordesillas) which divided the new lands which were being discovered. The Portuguese colonized Brazil and the Spanish colonized the rest of South America, Central America, as well as the Caribbean.

Spain was actually the most successful European nation in the New World. They had by far the most colonies, and also developed a better system of governing their colonies (thanks to the Bourbon Reforms). Spain had the longest lasting effect on the Americas which is why the majority of countries in the Western Hemisphere are Spanish speaking countries.

Answer 3

for the love of the queen, country, taxes, and for white.