Developing an American identity

“Could these colonists who had been British and who had celebrated their Britishness for generations become a truly independent people? How could one united people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, and professing the same Protestant religion differentiate themselves from the people of the former mother country? These questions, more than any others, bedeviled the politics of the early decades of the new Republic’s history.”

-Source: Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815, 2009

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author’s argument in this passage?

(Choice A)
Americans sought to adopt aspects of local Indigenous cultures
(Choice B)
Americans sought to create a culture that was based off Ancient Greece
(Choice C)
Americans sought to adopt aspects of British and French culture
(Choice D)
Americans sought to create a culture that was distinct from British culture

AP®︎/College US History

Course: AP®︎/College US History > Unit 3

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