How was he relationship between members of a colonial community similar
to the relationship between the colonies

The relationship between members of colonial community similar to the relationship between the colonies as they both are dependent on each other.

Explanation:

The people in living in the colony were known as the member of colony and they rely on each other for their basic needs and other purposes. In that time there were many colonies present in the country, they all rely on each other for basic needs and other works.

There were 13 colonies present in the countries at that time and they always rely on each other for various purposes. These all colonies were made in the 16 century and were continued for the whole century.