Essay On Colonial American Culture

The idea and shaping of the Great Turtle Island or so called ‘Americas’, was a long-lasting period characterized with a lot of transformational changes. The period known as ‘the colonial era’ was a period characterized with massive changes, as well as the people immigrating from all four different continents: Europe, Africa, South America and North America. The interaction and “unity” among the different majorities, were people dependent on classification like race, class and gender. The arousal of the concept ‘liberty’ and the concrete interpretation of what ‘freedom’ meant is explicitly emphasized throughout the colonial period. The contact between the Americas and Europe started as a byproduct of the need for the sea route useful for trade …show more content…
It was in the 18th century that the population of the non-English Europeans and Africans arrivals increased while the number of the Europeans declined. The ability of the different group to be in a position to worship in relatively homogeneous societies allowed these groups to interact and expand together. It is only through unity that these minority communities were able to conquer the majority Europeans. This was evident in the practice of the religion. In the year 1700, almost all the churches found in the American colonies were Anglican or Congregational, which shows the level of unity which the immigrants had in order to be accommodated in the New World. The creation of trade with the Americans is another way used by the minority group to expand their influence and presence in America. But as the colonial economy developed, poor indentured migrants were joined by professionals and skilled craftsmen such as weavers, carpenters, teachers and ministers whom the government has been never ready to lose them hence they were given the needed privileges just as the whites (Eric 294). It is this effort by the government which brought to an end the call for the promotion of English