How did events in England affect the development of the colonies?

Since most of the colonists came from England and since
England controlled the colonies, events in England affected the colonies'
development.

As an example, let us look at the English
civil wars that involved the Puritans, Parliament, and those who backed royal rule. 
These lasted for about two decades in the mid-1600s.  During the time that the civil
wars were actually going on, there was very little development of colonies.  The English
were too busy with the wars to be able to pay much attention or put many resources
towards colonization.  After the wars ended, however, colonization resumed and the
colony of Carolina, for example, was created.

This is one
of many possible examples of how events in England impacted colonial
development.