English colonial society of the 18th Century to that of the 17th Century.

Running Head : Legal System in the colonial time

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Many nations were colonized by the British , France , Germany , Portuguese and many other colonial powers that had developed and had vast power to take control of the less developed and powerless nations . Of the colonial powers , Britain emerged to be the largest colonial power holding many colonies all over the world . Many of the England 's colonies started to get their independent after the Second World War . However the United States which was a Britain

's colony got its independent in the 18th century , and by the time the other colonies were getting independent , the US had so much developed that it was competing on the same level (or better ) with its former colony

The Britain 's colonies were its source of pride . With colonization , the English believed that they were civilizing the entire world . After many of the territories that were under the British rule got independent they came to form the commonwealth , which brings together all the territories that were under the British rule

During the colonial period , many people observed what was said or passed by the colonial period without questioning it so much . Even with the elites who could question many things , many of them chose to keep quite despite the ability to challenge some passing by the colonial powers

The lawyers were among the groups that were so much respected during the colonial period . The South had prominent lawyers during the colonial period . The profession did not however receive much recognition until the 18th C . The lawyers were charged with such responsibilities as writing wills for their clients , and giving them advice concerning their businesses , but did not take the representation responsibilities . Most of the lawyers were not allowed by colonies to practice into their regions as these were not a trusted lot (Langley , Munger , Litteral Camper , 2001 . Due to this kind of shortfalls , many lawyers hardly enjoyed earning from their profession , making their life to be miserable , and many opted not to leave England . In a case where an attorney was allowed to represent a client , they could not be allowed to charge a fee for the service they offered to the client , and if they had to , the price had to be bargained . This practice was not until in the mid 19th C . that it was removed , and putting in place a body that foresaw the price of the lawyers being set . In most cases , the lawyers who were allowed to practice in the colonies were not trained . However with time , the profession gained popularity and it received many trained and educated people , who came up with the complex law language , hence ushering in common law (Franklin Dole , 2003

In the 17th Century North America , the lawyers were despised and could not be allowed to practice their profession in courts . The middle level English colonists who migrated to America hated the elite class as they felt that this class had...