Before the eve of the revolution the American colonist had developed a sense of their identity and unity to the extent that they all wanted freedom from the empirical power , Britain, but at the same time they still wanted their own individual powers and freedoms from the rest of the colonies. The colonists knew that in the instance that a war with Britain was to happen that it was a join or die prospect ( Doc. A). In document A it also shows that all colonies had found that unity was the only way that they could have a chance against the British. The colonies, at first, all wanted to remain part of Britain but wanted to be shown the equal rights. None of the colonies wanted to obey the taxes levied on them by the British parliament. Colonists, in a Congress meeting in Philadelphia, decided to write the Declaration for Taking up Arms, to show that they didn’t want independence quite yet but would do anything to protect their liberties( Doc. E). In document E a sense of unity is shown because it says “ in one mind we,” at this time colonist are trying to show that all the colonies stand firm in their wants and desires. The colonies became closer and more ready when the leadership from George Washington arose. Another way that unity is shown in document G when it is shown that most colonies pitched in to the war effort to help with whatever they could for Boston. To sum it all up American Colonists considered themselves Americans at the turn of the French- Indian War when differences are shown by the British in the way they delt with how to win the war. The way in which they went about winning surprised the colonist and gave them the identity of Americans. Every man considered himself an American so when the time came to make it so, they all rose in unity ( Doc.…