America is the stereotype for countries wounded by salutary neglect and looking to set themselves free. All countries do not decide to become separate from their mother overnight, it is a long, drawn-out process that requires many actions and reactions, plus unity and nationalism. The American Colonies were strained to the limit before they became one to battle injustice. England had put forth too many acts and duties against it's American colonies for them not …showed first 75 words of 1648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1648 total…many other colonies joined into the battle for freedom. The Americans were infuriated. There was not excuse for what England had done by 1775-1776. The Americans finally realized as a majority that they had to band together in order to survive. It was go time. Without some form of Army/unity, the American Colonies would be defeated in their fight against the Brits. America finally found what it had been looking for all along; Nationalism.