Dragona,
There is a general consensus tnat American accents varied from Brittish due to the stong influence of primarily Irish, German and French but also a variety of other immigrant languages. How much of an influence each language and culture had on the American accent depends on what part of America as we have very distict and recognizable accents in different parts of the country.
For example where I live in Georgia a southern accent was more strongly influenced by the Scots, Irish and Germans. New England accents on the other hand are more influenced by the French and Scandinavians. New York City accents have a strong Dutch influence. I could go on but my point is there is no single American accent.
Hope that helps.
Joel
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