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In the first couple decades the soon to be United States of America, was plainly known as the 13 Colonies. Even though they thought of themselves as individual communities and separated themselves as much as possible, the rest of the world viewed them as one, the British Colonies. All colonies were equally judged and attacked in time of battle. If it hadn’t been for the early relationship with Britain, the colonies would’ve never been able to defend themselves against the enemy, due to their frail unity. For instance, at the sign of potential war against France and the Native Americans, Britain asked the colonies to meet in New York to host an intercolonial congress at Albany, where the British and Colonial residen

In conclusion, the British Colonies received so much help from the British, that they became dependent on this powerful nations protection, way of life, and fashion as seen during the Anglicization Period in history. When unity was hinted, nobody noticed it, or chose to ignore it. Once these 13 colonies realized the unjust obligations demanded by Britain’s taxation policies, they were willing to unite under on Congress to petition the King and demand their independence. But still this nation was missing a third piece, it’s identity. With help from John Dickinson, their identity was found and defined as being a mixture of blood from every possible nation, this identity was known as an Americans. All these remarkable events and wise men contributed to America’s development of identity, unity and independence.

A significant contributor to identifying America’s identity was John Dickinson and his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. He states, “What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or descendant of an European, hence that strange mixture of blood which you will find in no other country.” Dickinson explains to his audience that Americans are Europeans or come from a European background, and implies that all Americans are a mixture of blood that does not exist in any other place but America. He goes further on into affirming this mixture, “I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman…He is an American.” In John Dickinson’s eyes all colonists are American, no matter what ethnicity, nationality or religion they are, for they’re all a mixture of everything and came to this land to end prejudices and leave their ancient manners behind. “Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race” Dickinson declares, he even goes on to visualizing a possibility of America’s future under th

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