Anglicizing America: Empire, Revolution, Republic - Hardcoverby Ignacio Gallup Diaz (Editor), Andrew Shankman (Editor), David J. Silverman (Editor) The thirteen mainland colonies of early America were arguably never more British than on the eve of their War of Independence from Britain. Though home to settlers of diverse national and cultural backgrounds, colonial America gradually became more like Britain in its political and judicial systems, material culture, economies, religious systems, and engagements