American Culture In The 13 Colonies

The colonists sailed the ocean blue from Europe to the Americas, and for the most, to start a new life. The people in the 13 colonies created a society with the surroundings and resources provided in the land. The colonists kept their religions, maintained their old traditions, and brought their culture over from Europe. Facing the new environment, they adjusted their ideals and developed new governments. The society was different in the colonies because of the slaves and the religious - there was a set religion in Europe- and racial diversity brought over. The colonists wanted independence from the European countries, therefore creating a new way of life for them. The colonists came from many different countries mostly in Europe such as France, Spain, and Britain. Many of them left their countries for religious freedom, as they were being persecuted or mistreated because of their beliefs. This spread many ideas and religion as people from all backgrounds-Christians, Catholics, Quakers, Protestants, Puritans, and Jews-across the thirteen colonies; from north to south, New Hampshire to …show more content…
The colonists in the Americas wanted to stop the rule of the British Empire, and start anew. The people wanted independence, therefore wanted to rid the King, and create a republic. The Declaration of Independence is a perfect example of this, saying, “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness”(Ushistory.org). From that point on, the society in the colonies was ruled by the people- free from British