The colonists had reached a sense of their own identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the revolution, due to England's neglect of free trade and taxation of the colonies, the colonies' ability to support themselves after the French and Indian War, and an altered view of life from their English counterparts. Within this period of time, the colonists began to feel this way by banding together to stand up to the 'almighty …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…even developed a sense of religious freedom in most places, more freedoms than one could ever find in Britain. The colonists had developed a sense of identity and unity by uniting together against Britain. They saw the faults in England's neglect of free trade and taxation of the colonies, and they recognized their own ability to support themselves economically without the help of Britain, and they saw themselves a different people from whence they came.