Beginning as a group of essentially unrelated colonies, each with its own unique population, culture, and outlook, the United States eventually...

Beginning as a group of essentially unrelated colonies, each with its own unique

population, culture, and outlook, the United States eventually developed a sense of national identity. Explain the growth and development of United States nationalism. Include in your answer discussion as to when you believe the sense of national identity began, what elements make up the national identity, and at what point the nation was fully integrated.