Government and Trade in the Colonies For this assignment, you are a British writer in 1785 who must create a series of articles explaining why the colonists rose in rebellion. In this article you will write 1 paragraph about colonial governments (assemblies, meeting and courts), and why the colonists might come to oppose English rule. You will also write a paragraph about what trade was important to the colonies, how English laws affected trade, and why the colonists might oppose English control of trade.