Compare relations between Britain and its American colonies in 1689 and in 1763
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. In 1689, most American colonists identified themselves as English.
b. Many had recently immigrated to America and/or maintained family ties in England.
c. They sought to re-create the English way of life in the colonies.
d. This is reflected in such things as language, architectural styles, cuisine, and place names.
e. In 1763, many of the colonists had been born in America.
f. The world and problems they faced were very different from what their counterparts in England confronted.
g. There was a growing sense among American colonists (such as Benjamin Franklin) that they were not treated as the equals of the English.
h. Britain’s return of Louisbourg to France in exchange for Madras created resentment among the American colonists.
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