Colonies

It may be easy to blame American social atomism on liberalism, but political and cultural factors more significant causes? How do the thirteen colonies compare with Greek colonies in Asia minor? It seems to me that there was a greater proximity between the Greek colonies and Greece, leading to stronger ties with the motherland. And there perhaps was a stronger sense of Hellenic identity? While there was some mobility, there were limits. And there was a different political and domestic culture, leading to more intact clans and communities in the colonies. Political independence of the colonies strengthened, rather than weakened, their identity as Greeks?

I should ask Dr. Fleming about this.

wrt mobility and stability, what significant geographical, social, and cultural differences between the British colonies and the Spanish?