Identity and Unity as Americans

Even though the French and Indian War united Americans and the common enemy (British) united the rebels, they were only one third of the population, and there were still many different views on how America should be governed.
During the French and Indian War Americans gained more confidence in their military power and saw weaknesses in the British military, which gave them hope for success during the Rebellion. Shortly before the Revolution Samuel Adams started organizing local committees of correspondence. He had formed the 1st local committee of correspondence “in Boston during 1772, some eighty towns in the colony set up similar organizations” (pg. 131). In a very short period of time “every colony had established a central committee through which it could exchange ideas and information with other colonies” (pg. 132). This connection between the colonies brought forth more unity. Also, all the Acts passed by the British Parliament were disliked by most American citizens, which united them in the fight against a common enemy. However, not everybody agreed on having a self governed America, in fact only one third of the population wanted and fought for it.