In Becoming America, author Jon Butler persuasively argues that the late American colonial period of 1680-1770 was one of monumental change, the end result being an essentially "modern- culture. ... From its inception, American culture was tempered and enriched by ethnic pluralism. ... Yet the experience of African slaves and the Native American Indians starkly contrasts with that of the European immigrant groups, and describes a second, darker facet to American culture that still exists today. ... Butler proves that these characteristics of American culture and the American people have their ...

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