How did the English Civil War affect the North American colonies?

by KodiakAnorak

Or did it? I know this is a broad question

mancake

Somebody asked a similar question last month. I was the only response - here's the link.

The short answer is that it did. American colonists participated in the war on both sides, and even fought a battle in Maryland.

Interesting tidbit: if you're in Boston, you can see a statue of the governor of Massachusetts who was executed as a regicide (Harry Vane) inside the entrance to the central library building.