HIS271Y1 Lecture : From Empire to Independence
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enlightenment and great awakening first mass movement across north america. movement away from older sects: puritans, anglicans, etc. now that the colonies didn"t have to focus so much on surviving, they began to develop socially, culturally, politically, etc. as the relationship between britain and the colonies changes, we see a greater strain. The birth of a consumer culture demonstrated the evolving colonial community. by the early 18th century, a movement towards emphasizing british culture. colonial art, culture, and intellect are defined by contact with england. This process was facilitated by the emergence of a colonial elite, who acted as the primary consumers of this british culture. Trade was important to linking the colonies to britain both economically and culturally. This consumer culture not only linked colonists with britain, it linked them with each other.
