By 1750 the English colonies on the North American mainland had matured and changed. What were the key ways in which the colonial societies of this era (1700-1750) differed from those of the early 17th century (1600-1650)? Can this change be described as an increase in social equality and greater cultural freedom (i.e. – freedom of thought and religious belief)? As greater political and economic liberty? (no plagiarism)