Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages the american colonies had under the british colonial system.

 If we are looking for advantages that the Colonists had under the British, I would say that the sense of being part of the "parent nation" held an incredible amount of persuasion with the Colonists.  The idea of being loyal to England was not something that was felt on the part of some of the Colonists.  It actually carried some distinct advantages, such as knowing that they were always going.