How did colonists see themselves? Why was this important for their rights?

American colonists saw themselves as English citizens. This was important because they expected to have the same rights as English citizens had in England.

Explanation:

to regulate production on things such as fuel and production

in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.