A century of settlement did not produce a single, homogenous society on the mainland of British North America. Instead, colonial society in 1700 included a mixture of peoples from different ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds, of peoples free and un-free. Neither a common national identity nor a common culture unified colonials; instead they possessed diverse interests and economic pursuits. The political fate of North America also remained in question, as the English, the French, the Spanish, and the Indians continued to struggle for supremacy over the continent. Developments during the half-century after 1700 intensified both social diversity and political uncertainty, resulting in an increasing incidence of both violent and non-violent conflict.