In the Northern british colony life was mostly depending on trade and manufacturing because farming was out of the picture.
In the Middle british colony life was mostly depending on ship building and harbors because of the great access to the water.
In the Southern british colonies life was mostly depending on farming because the soil in the south was rich and great for crops.
Imperialism was just big at the time, what better than to proudly say “hey, look, we have Hawaii”. That’s all I can think of... sorry if this doesn’t help at all.
English civil war, may flower compact, Bicameral Legislatures, royal colonies, town meetings, town government, county government, confederation, fundamental orders. I think that’s all of them