Did Cromwell's republic last long enough to impact the government and culture of the Thirteen Colonies? Were there any specific events/reactions in the colonies founded by Puritans (i.e. the Massachusetts Bay Colony).
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One of the impacts was increasing the reliance on African slave labor as opposed to indentured servants. The reasons for the transition are many, but the Civil Wars created a demand for young males in England which cut into the available labor pool in Virginia.
Here's a pretty good article that gives a summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_overseas_possessions_in_the_Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms