that Democracy had always existed in the colonies, but didn't begin to emerge until around the

beginning of "The Enlightenment". I believe that Nationalism was present during the

Revolutionary Era, but then faded again, adding fuel to the fire during the Civil War. Colonists

exhibited all the aspects of Nationalism. They had a shared sense of cultural identity, a goal of

political self determination, and the overwhelming majority shared a loyalty to a single national

Colonists were thousands of miles from the king, the parliament, and Great Britain, this led to

a new way of life. While many aspects of colonial society were taken directly from that of

England society, they also formed new beliefs and customs as they saw fit. The

Enlightenment "Helped produce a growing interest in education and a heightened concern with

politics and government." (Brinkley pg. 85) With this rise of intellectual curiosity also came

the rise of literacy and technology within the colonies. The literacy rates rose and more and

was a essential part of colonial society, the demand for imported goods was great. England

governments, and not from Britian. The protests worked, because Britain soon overturned the

These events helped to strengthen the colonists sense of cultural identity and help the rise

and Spanish Claims in the West Indies. With all the restrictions placed upon them, it was only

the colonies, they felt the need to create a political system to remedy these problems, while at

After the end of the French and Indian War, there were 4 problems which in turn directly led to

important decisions, one of the most influential being the plan to boycott Great Britian in an

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