After reading the section entitled 'Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American' in the book Taking Sides, I came to the conclusion that colonial culture was uniquely American. Professor Gary B. Nash states time and time again that the combination of the Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans created a unique triracial society. Although other reasons do comply with my choice, they all basically come back to this statement.
First, Mr. Nash describes the effect the Native Americans had on the building of a new American culture. He says that the ones who were not killed by either disease,…
