Discuss, define, and explain the factors* that enabled the thirteen colonies to form an American identity from the era of settlement to the eve of the American Revolution.

**Discuss, define, and explain the factors* that enabled the thirteen colonies to form an American identity from the era of settlement to the eve of the American Revolution. ( *African/black slavery cannot be a factor in your essay for we will discuss slavery as a factor after midterm #2)**Minimum of 1000 words/no maximum, 12 point Times New Roman font, double space**Argument Development: Develop and support a cohesive argument that recognizes and accounts for the historical complexity by explicitly illustrating relationships among historical evidence such as contradictions, corroboration, and/or qualification. **Your essay will need to use at least six out of the eight following documents** Sources:-Document1: “There shall never be any bond slavery, [debt peonage] or captivity amongst us unless it be lawful Captives taken in just wars, and such strangers as willingly sell themselves or are sold to us. And these shall have all the liberties and Christian usages which the law of god established in Israel concerning such persons does morally require. This exempts none from servitude who shall be Judged thereto by Authority.” ( Massachusetts Body of Liberties Law (1641)-Document2: http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/royall-family/-Document3: “Join or Die” political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin of The Pennsylvania Gazette (1754)-Document4: Cover of “Two Treatises of Government” by John Locke (1690)-Document5: a painting of the Roman Senate (more info on the Roman republic (https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/roman-empire/v/roman-social-and-political-structures)-Document6: A painting of a French Salon in 1755-Document7: an engraving of John Wilkes (1763)-Document8: painting of George Whitefield preaching outdoors