Colonists and Americans
From the end of the French and Indian War, there was a sense of unity brewing among the colonies. The colonies had to unite in order to overcome a common foe as expressed in the Albany Plan of Union that called a combined effort of defense throughout the colonies. However, even after the French and Indian War the colonies united once again to face an opponent that could not physically be shot down (A). The tremendous hole that was left in the pocketbooks of Britain's be treasury because of the French and Indian wars as well as previous wars caused a change in the economic policy for the colonies in the form of taxing and the enforcement of pre-existing laws. The collective taxing once again pitted the colonists against a common enemy. By the eve of the Revolution, the colonies knew what they were doing, and had defined their identity as no longer British or Englishmen but as Americans. Even by 1750, the colonists were already a distinct breed of people. Most were of mixed European background. Whether the colonists define
After the French and Indian War, colonists began to think of themselves as Americans rather than British or English. They had defined themselves as Americans. England could not let the colonies go after they had fought so many wars to gain them, and they could not just not tax them, thus, making revolution inevitable, but not yet fully seen by both sides. They were a separate type of people who could be found in no other country (H). They were willing to donate large amounts of food and goods to other colonies (G). The heavy debt caused by the French and Indian War and other wars left the British only one option: to tax the colonies. Yet, this alone would not be strong enough to define them as Americans just yet. For one colony or one town acting alone would have little or no effect and would result only in defeat and even harsher regulations. The French and Indian War, though, was a major point in colonial unity. The patriots were willing to become self-sufficient. While they may have been somewhat apprehensive (E) about the conflicts at first, they quickly began to thrust full steam at the British threat. Parliament itself was beginning to realize the differences between England and the colonies. The suspension of the colonial assembly of New York had no direct influence on the other colonies, but they showed their unity by still rising up against the Townshend program. After the Stamp act was defeated, the colonies fully realized that their only chance of withstanding British attempts to tax them was to come together.
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