As new states came into the Union, generally their legislatures adopted , incorporating the common law definitions of crimes and punishments to the extent that they did not conflict with other enacted law.

Reception statute

Explanation: Reception statute is a statutory law adopted as a former British colony becomes independent by which the new nation receives or adopts, the English common law before its independence to the extent not explicitly rejected by the legislative body or constitution of the new nation.

on december 1, 1774, the continental association was created to boycott all contact with british goods. by reversing the economic sanctions placed on the colonists, the delegates hoped britain would repeal its intolerable acts.

european feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.

japanese feudalism. the era of feudalism in japan took place from the 12th through 19th centuries. during that period local rulers, either powerful families or military warlords, dominated the land, while the emperor was merely a figurehead and not a significant political presence.