What are the roots of American accents? Where did the English accents go?

Question

Specifically I’m wondering how the typical English accent became the typical western accent (Which sounds relatively country), and how did that become the modern accents on the West Coast? What factor was added in that made cowboys start sounding like the modern day Californian.

I’m assuming the typical NY accent comes from Italians coming over.

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Bonus question: Why are there no places in the US at all that kept the English accents????

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Answer 1

We’re a melting pot remember. Everyone here was not just British but from all over Europe. So like you said Italian influenced New York etc. Have you ever listened to someone speaking Dutch? It sometimes sounds exactly like an American accent except not speaking English. It’s a trip. When traveling in holland I often thought I heard other Americans only to find out they were speaking Dutch