I think it's war but I'm not really 100% sure on it
The main way in which the colonies developed identities independent of great Britain is that they soon were home to a slew of immigrants from around the world, who brought with them their own traditions.
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It had helped Britain become wealthier and all the other countries like France, Spain and Italy got excluded from international trade. Now those countries are doing fine, but Britain is "In the lead" of economy.
Depends on what you mean slavery -(freedom) was the act of African Americans fighting for their will rights and "freedom"
And freedom as a nation is the ability to do as you please (to a limit) and not have to worry about anything like slavery, not soon anyways.