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American society between 1730 and 1776 was defined by the enormous changes that permeated every aspect of colonial life.
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American society between 1730 and 1776 was defined by the enormous changes that permeated every aspect of colonial life. The effects of the Seven Years War, the Great Awakening, new ideas about the relationships between slaveholders and their slaves, and modernized views on one's family all contributed to the political, religious, and social revolutions within colonial society. Politically and economically, the taxes imposed by the British to compensate for their enormous war debt were violently opposed in colonies throughout America. Towns that were originally governed by men of high religious or economic standing were being scrutinized by those who rejected the Halfway Covenant. The relationships of colonial families and their slaves also was a radical change from the previously widely-accepted social standards. These changes encompassed all aspects of colonial life in 1730, and are what initiated the formal separation of America from Britain in 1776. The Seven Years War, fought between...
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