The English Civil War was significant in American history because

A) the debates over the meaning of freedom that emerged from the war elevated the idea of "English liberty" to a central place in the political culture of the Anglo-American colonies.
B) Oliver Cromwell's pro-Parliament forces rejected imperial expansion and freed Ireland and Jamaica, and thus threatened the continued existence of the American colonies.
C) Oliver Cromwell's government refused to trade with the colonies.
D) Oliver Cromwell's government abolished slavery.
E) When the monarchy was restored, Charles II sought to tax the colonies to pay for the war.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The debates over the meaning of freedom that emerged from the English Civil War elevated the idea of English liberty to a central place in the political culture of the Anglo-American colonies. This idea of liberty would be later used by the colonists during the American Revolution as they sought to establish their own ideas of liberty and freedom.

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