Analyze the imperial motives of the United States in the 1800s to the early 20th Century. Write a 10 sentence position paper whether you think American actions were justified or
unjustified

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Inheritance in the United States is generally a matter of state law.  During the colonial period, the colonies adopted English inheritance law.  Following independence, most states enacted statutes that codified common law with some modifications to English law and procedure.  In the nineteenth century, with westward expansion, some territories entered the union as community-property states, adopting aspects of civil law.  Most states adopted legislation giving married women control over and power to devise property they had inherited.  Some differences are found between pre-1850 and post-1850 states concerning equality of widows’ and widowers’ intestacy rights.  Over the course of the twentieth century, widows came to be treated more equally in inheritance compared to widowers, and spouses came to be treated more favorably in intestacy compared to children. A discussion of the law of succession in the colonial period in America is necessary for an understanding of later developments.  

During the colonial period, the colonies adopted English inheritance law, largely replicating the mode of wealth transmission found there, including the power of a testator to dispose of real and personal property by will, subject to regulation by statute.[2]

As of 1720, while the colonies generally relied on common law with respect to inheritance, most had enacted statutes governing distribution of personalty, and had created procedures for probating wills and administrations (since they lacked ecclesiastical courts to handle probate like those in England).[3]

In some instances colonial legislatures passed statutes to alter common law on the descent of land, kin succession, and limitations on testamentary freedom.  A majority of colonies rejected primogeniture and passed statutes to allow younger sons and daughters to receive shares of an estate.[4]

As to the rights of widows, most colonies followed the contemporaneous English practice granting testators freedom to will personalty, although two states, Virginia and Maryland, allowed widows to claim a share of personalty notwithstanding the will.[5]

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