They adapted to the new physical , economic and political environment in certain ways -- the cumulative effect of these adaptations was Americanization .
The first settlers who arrived on the east coast in the 17th century acted and thought like Europeans .
settlers adapted to the new physical , economic and political environment in certain ways -- the cumulative effect of these adaptations was Americanization .
The first settlers who arrived on the east coast in the 17th century acted and thought like Europeans .