By the eve of the revolution the colonists had developed a sense of identity and unity as Americans, but suspicions in each other prolonged their ability to unify as colonists. Never the less these suspicions were removed when the colonists band together to fight for independence and the preservation of their right. To gain and preserve their freedom it was essential that the colonists put aside their differences to unite in the unlikeliest of events, like the French and Indian War, when they allied with the British. In1754, the first year of the war, a cartoon published in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin depicting a disbanded snake, it was meant to encourage the colonies to unify(Document A). Unity among all the American colonies during the French and Indian War was imperative, because the British and American victory later gave colonists the opportunity to form their own nation. …show more content…
This leniency allowed the colonists to experiment with democracy The freedom of self-rule contributed to the formation of a distinctly American identity. The “tyrant three thousand miles away” (Document D) tried to keep a tighter control over the colonies by enacting things like the Sugar Act, and the Stamp Act. Thus quickly backfired as the American colonies began to feel like victims, against the British. Edmond Burke, a supporter of the colonies, noted in 1766 that “…The eternal Barriers of Nature forbid that the colonies should be blended or coalesce into the Mass…of this Kingdom.” (Document B). This also shows the frustration in the British crown and its compression on the