ABSTRACT
During the mid-eighteenth-century, the American colonies’ relationship with
Great Britain gradually became increasingly strained. Many Americans simply
desired better treatment from the British government, or believed that they should enjoy the same status as English citizens, because many of them were
immigrants from England or of English descent, but these Americans had no
desire for independence from Great Britain. In effect, some Americans were contending for what would later (in 1867) become recognized as “dominion
status” within the British Commonwealth of nations.
