<span>England was distracted, and the colonies were largely left to their own devices during the civil war in England.
During the English civil war, England let the colonies alone for twenty years. England was consumed with and distracted by domestic matters. This gave the colonies some independence to form a new land, with new ideas, and emerging political philosophies.</span>
Main groups = labor activists, female reform organizations who wanted to protect women and children from exploitation, and forward looking businessmen who wanted workers to have a voice in economic decision making
Main ideas = bringing significant change in American social and political life.
number three is the answer
