Question

By 1775, the population of the American colonies had exploded to over 2.5 million people—including immigrants from Europe, hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans, and many American Indians who navigated shifting alliances. Colonists developed a culture that blended English traditions with new influences in language, religion, and politics. At the same time, the colonies were becoming more diverse and independent-minded, even as they remained connected to Britain.
Prompt: Why do you think the mixing of people, ideas, and cultures in the colonies might lead colonists to start seeing themselves as different from Britain?
(Write 2–3 sentences connecting diversity, religion, economy, or politics to colonial identity. Use simple words)

Answer 1

As people from many places, with different religions, languages, and customs, mixed in the colonies, new ways of life grew that felt different from Britain. When colonists ran their own farms, trade, churches, and local governments, they began to see themselves as a separate people with different needs and ideas.