Were The British Colonies Antagonistic

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The statement that British colonies were antagonistic towards one another and weren't able to fight against a common enemy is true. The claim describes many of the events that occurred throughout the mid-1700s. One of the main reasons that this is valid is because colonial America wasn't being involved with the British government. The people of the colonies, saw themselves as the outsiders of the empire and knew that conditions had to change. Each colony had its own job, government, and even religion. This was another factor that demonstrated weakness throughout colonial America. In order to fight a common enemy, a country has to perform tasks as a unit, not separately. One tremendous turning point throughout the colonies was the French-Indian

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