Culture. Food, behavior.
History. Common past.
Religion. Majority of shared faith.
Nationality. Belief in common ancestry.
Territory. Boundaries, like Lake Michigan.
Language. Common dialect.
Nation-state. An independent geopolitical unit of people having a common culture and identity.
D. The enlightenment concepts
since the enlightenment had to do with believing with individualism and choosing your own goverment, having natural rights, ect. The declaration gave rights that the enlightenment said was needed
England's people would of been the first group of English settlers to establish a settlement.