As the Celt of Cornwall and the Saxon of Wessex are now alike Englishmen, so in 1775 Hollander and Huguenot, whether in New York or South Carolina, had become Americans, undistinguishable from the New Englanders and Virginians, the descendants of the men who followed Cromwell or charged behind Rupert.
Roosevelt draws a parallel between historical and contemporary identities, asserting that diverse groups became indistinguishable as Americans by 1775.
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