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Between the settlement of Jamestown in 1607, and the Treaty of Paris in 1762, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond their practice in England itself.
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Between the settlement of Jamestown in 1607, and the Treaty of Paris in 1762, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond their practice in England itself. The colonies were becoming more independent and wanting to become their own country. Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. The only religion tolerated in Great Britain was the Church of England, in which people were called Anglicans. In the colonies, the Anglican Church was established in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and parts of New York. In the New England colonies, except for independent Rhode Island, the Congregational Church was the only acceptable religion. Meanwhile in Maryland, the...
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