Their was a Dutch colony in the Americas because they wished to gain from the new worlds profits.The Dutch built trading posts along Hudson River. Dutch merchants were well known because of their good business.
One way in which Americans developed a unique cultural identity after the Revolution was by ratifying the Constitution, which created a true "nation" as opposed to a lose confederation of states, which allowed people to develop a sense of nationalism and "pride" in their country.
It was important for them to be able to stop the muslim armies from advancing farther into western europe.
<span>Stained-glass windows helped teach a mainly illiterate populace.
The upper class did not participate in the performing arts.
</span><span>Some literature of the period includes Beowulf and tales of Robin Hood.</span>
