The correct answer is <span>A great distance geographically separated colonists and Britain
They spoke the same language - English. The religious beliefs were mostly the same, but the colonies had more diversity in their Christianity while the English were predominantly protestant. The colonists didn't ally themselves with the natives.</span>
The embargo and non-intercourse act proved ineffective and in 1810 the United States reopened trade with France and Great Britain provided they ceased their blockades against neutral trading