Japan feudal system begins in 1185 and remained until 1868. The Japan feudal system is similar to Western Europe, where both had a system of hereditary classes. Samurai and knights were the important class in feudal society. The feudal system in Japan as well as in Western Europe was based on loyalty toward their lords.
The distance between Great Britain and North America led to slow communication between the British government and the American colonies. ... This lack of enforcement allowed the colonists to develop their own representative institutions.