Self-governing mercantile colonies

Thirteen British Colonies

British colonies on the North American Atlantic coast, with assemblies of white property owners, governors appointed by the Crown, established and dissenting churches, trade under the Navigation Acts, slavery in the South and expansion into Indigenous lands.

Flag: Thirteen British Colonies

Historical polity · c. 1732–1776

This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · Grand Union Flag (Continental Colors), usada pelas colônias em 1775–1776; as colônias não tinham bandeira comum antes disso, e esta é a mais próxima do período.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 86.3%13.7% Unitary
Democracy 61.4%38.6% Autocracy
Security 51.9%48.1% Liberty
Assimilation 69.4%30.6% Multiculturalism
Militarist 64.8%35.2% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 26.9%73.1% Nationalist
Public 30.3%69.7% Private
Planning 36.1%63.9% Free market
Protectionism 29.1%70.9% Globalism
Irreligious 17.6%82.4% Religious
Progressive 8.9%91.1% Traditionalist
Technology 52.4%47.6% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

48.8pt

Structure

86.3% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

40.6pt

Religion

17.6% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.

What place should religion have in individual and public life?

33.6pt

Morality

8.9% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 86.3% Federal, 13.7% Unitary (Strong Federal); Representation: 61.4% Democracy, 38.6% Autocracy (Leaning Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Thirteen British Colonies sits 3.9 points above it. 124 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 51.9% Security, 48.1% Liberty (Balanced); Immigration: 69.4% Assimilation, 30.6% Multiculturalism (Leaning Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Thirteen British Colonies sits 6.9 points below it. 128 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 64.8% Militarist, 35.2% Pacifist (Leaning Militarist); Intervention: 26.9% Non-interventionist, 73.1% Nationalist (Strong Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Thirteen British Colonies sits 21.9 points below it. 144 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 30.3% Public, 69.7% Private (Leaning Private); Control: 36.1% Planning, 63.9% Free market (Leaning Free market); Trade: 29.1% Protectionism, 70.9% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Thirteen British Colonies depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Thirteen British Colonies sits 22.9 points below it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 17.6% Irreligious, 82.4% Religious (Strong Religious); Morality: 8.9% Progressive, 91.1% Traditionalist (Very strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Thirteen British Colonies sits 29.9 points below it. 116 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 52.4% Technology, 47.6% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Thirteen British Colonies, the 2.4-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Thirteen British Colonies sits 5.1 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Morality is among the furthest from the center: 8.9% Progressive and 91.1% Traditionalist. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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