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Question
The American War of Independence was the first organized political revolution in the history of the world. In this context answer the following question:
How did the American colonists differ from the British?
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Solution
Socially and culturally, the American colonists were different from the British. The colonists were simple and liberal, unlike the British puritans who were rigid and conservative. The American colonists had a distinct identity i.e an American identity that aspired for freedom to grow and develop as a separate independent nation.
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