why were the colonists treated as englishmen and had most of their rights even though they were apart from England?
2007-10-31 06:30:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Because all of the early colonies were established by the English. They were English citizens BEFORE they came to the colonies; they were still English citizens AFTER they came to the colonies.
Later, the Netherlanders (Dutch is the language, not the nationality) established a colony in what is now New York City. Hundreds of years later, the Irish, Scottish, Italians, etc. came to America.
2007-10-31 08:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Empire was run by many Irish, Scots and Welsh, but because the population of England is larger there were more English.
2007-10-31 06:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by Fred3663 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were primarily from England, therefore they were the Queen's English Subjects, until we achieved independance.
2007-10-31 06:36:26 · answer #3 · answered by saxcat00 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same reason I'm considered an American even if I lived and worked in Japan.
2007-10-31 06:36:38 · answer #4 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they were in British colonies.
People in American territories are also American citizens.
e.g. Pueto Rico
2007-10-31 08:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by glenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were from England. read your history.
2007-10-31 06:35:01 · answer #6 · answered by KatVic 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋