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Why did the colonists identify themselves as British through the middle of the eighteenth century?
9. Why did the colonists identify themselves as British through the mid-eighteenth century?" By the mid-eighteenth century, the British North American colonies were well-established settlements, closely tied into Atlantic and Caribbean trading networks.
Why did colonists consider themselves British?
The American colonists thought of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of King George III. They were tied to Britain through trade and by the way they were governed. Trade was restricted so the colonies had to rely on Britain for imported goods and supplies.
Why did the new American identity form in the colonies in the 18th century?
Colonial. Contributing to the emergence of a shared identity in the mid-1700s was the end of the British policy of salutary neglect. With the passage of the Sugar and Stamp Acts, the British crown was becoming more involved in the colonists' lives.
How and why did the colonists sense of a collective British identity change during the years before 1764?
How and why did the colonists' sense of a collective British identify change during the years before 1764? -American identity: their rights were being violated, the basis of this identity was revolution and patriotism, fighting for what they believed in.