Unity And Identity Dbq Analysis

Unity and Identity DBQ Although many factors played a role in keeping the colonists from developing a sense of identity and unity, the colonists did find many ways to form their own identity through meetings and developing their own ideas and philosophies. Therefore, the extent to which the colonists formed a sense of identity was greater than the extent to which they were unified. The colonists were unified to a great extent in some ways. One example of this unity would be the list of donations towards the relief of Boston from other colonies (doc 7) after the Siege of Boston by the British. The list is significant in showing unity of the colonists because it shows how all the colonies helped out one of the their fellow colonies in need. Another example of this unity would be a statement written by Richard Henry (doc 3) which was the same man who would conduct Lee’s Resolution which was basically the first Declaration of …show more content…
An example of this division could be conveyed through the writing of the Join, or Die cartoon (doc 1) by Benjamin Franklin. He felt the need to draw this cartoon, signifying that the colonies were undivided to a certain extent and needed to form together. It was a call to the Albany Congress which would establish a meeting to discuss the relations with the native American tribes in and around the colonies. Therefore, the colonies were divided as well. Another example of this division could be through the writing of The Origin and Progress of the American Revolution to the year 1776 by Peter Oliver (doc 6). He was a part of the group who opposed the revolution and is recounting his view on the subject years later. He says asks questions asking why the colonies would want to revolt against their mother country who had protected them from for so long. Again, this shows that there was division in the colonies during the eve of the revolution although these thoughts were recalled