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A New Society Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and …

…given much of a chance to rise to higher classes, although it was possible. Although England tried to control and dominate its colonies, they couldn’t. America changed English ideas such as religion, politics, economy, and social structure to create their own unique, yet somewhat similar culture. No matter how hard the English tried they couldn’t hold America down from fulfilling it potential to become the strongest and most powerful nation in the world.