THE QUITRENT: FEUDAL REMNANTS IN COLONIAL AMERICA Yang Yusheng（131） The quitrent system had a profound impact on colonial America. Internally, the anti-quitrent movement fought the feudal remnants on the new continent. Externally, it was part of the struggle against the British colonial rule. The movement can be regarded as a preview of the American revolution, and it was the success of the revolution which ended the system.