Just as American Law Borrowed Heavily from English Common Law

Multiple Choice

Just as American law borrowed heavily from English common law, the organization of American courts reflects their English heritage. But the colonists and later the citizens of the fledgling new nation that called itself the United States of America adapted this English heritage to the realities of the emerging nation. Issues such as the clash of opposing economic interests, the debate over state versus national power, and outright partisanship have shaped America’s 50 diverse state court systems.
-In the colonial courts, each colony modified its court system according to what?

A) local customs
B) patterns of commercial trade
C) different religious practices
D) each colony modified its court system in all of these ways