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title: "What event sparked both the formation of a distinct American identity and a severing of cultural ties to Europeans?"  
description: "What event sparked both the formation of a distinct American identity and a severing of cultural ties to Europeans?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42309/what-event-sparked-both-the-formation-of-a-distinct-american-identity-and-a-severing-of-cultural-ties-to-europeans  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What event sparked both the formation of a distinct American identity and a severing of cultural ties to Europeans?

What event sparked both the formation of a [distinct](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157774/selecting-count-with-distinct) [American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) identity and a severing of [cultural](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111036/what-is-the-united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization) ties to Europeans?\
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