The Simulation - Colonialism and Resistance to Unity

Economic system of Domination over land and people in order to control resources Intent

Control - Growth - Self-Sustaining Economy - Prosperity for the Dominant Culture

Decisions made Unilaterally - Local populations not involved.

Unfair, unequal, and transactional relationship between the colonial power and the local population

I will give you basic needs/power/special treatment, in exchange for your labor/political support.

More resources go to the group that has most closely connected themselves to the colonial power.

Tribalism

Incentives (Resources for self)

Clientelism plays on the identity (Divide and Conquer)

Some see opportunity for advancing their group's cause at the expense of others

Colonial power counts division to maintain dominance.

13 Colonies - all with varying incentives until the one thing they all cared about was threatened: Self-Governance

Unless they all wanted to be unified under the identity chosen by the Crown, they needed to unite to ensure their "tribe" could assert their own control.

Keep and assert your cultural dominance by being part of the new government

Don't join the Revolution? Lose all say in how the new government is created. Lose influence, lose resources, lose self-governance, lose the ability to establish the "norm" of your new society