What effects did the English Civil War have on the English colonies in North America and the Caribbean?

by realWayneKnox

How did it impact immigration rates and immigration demographics to the colonies from the British Isles? Were there political controversies in the colonies about which side to take? What were the sentiments in the different colonies regarding Cromwell? And did any of the other colonial powers try to exploit this period, in terms of seizing territories in the new world while the English were preoccupied?

lord_mayor_of_reddit

This earlier post might be of interest to you, though it doesn't answer all your questions.