When it comes to impacts on American Culture, one of the first prominent impacts was the French and Indian War/7 Years War. In that conflict, the British and the French fought hard not only in North America but across the globe in something akin to a world war. The victory of the British secured its holdings in North America and forced France to give away its territorial claims up to the Mississippi River.

Next big change came with the taxation by Britain, with there being no representation for the colonies in Parliament and complete switch-up from how trade relations had been conducted beforehand. These Acts, such as the more recognizable Stamp and Tea Acts, caused intense outrage among colonial citizens, resulting in acts of civil unrest, like the tragedy of the Boston Massacre or the organized destruction of tea by the Sons of Liberty known as the Boston Tea party.

This led into the next major event that shaped American culture which was the Revolution itself, which established a constitutional republic. It also started the trend of America fighting to get what it needs or wants, for better or worse. As a newly independent nation, the United States would have to make internal compromises to maintain stability, even if they went against the principals of freedom that fueled the revolution, such as on slavery. It was believed by most that it would die out eventually, but the founders were sorely mistaken. Also, without an empire to dictate charters or boundaries, the United States would begin to expand its territory into the lands once guaranteed to native tribes, a pattern that would prove disastrous for the Native Americans in the coming century.

Not all was doom and gloom however, for with the new government came a lack of traditional aristocracy, allowing for a somewhat less stratified culture (at least for whites), especially when those who sought power had to rely upon the common man. There was still much to be done however over the next two centuries before representation extended to all.