Do we know what English sounded like before splitting into British and American?

by isithiel

What would the accent used prior to the colonisation of North America have sounded like? Was it similar to what's now known as the British accent or was it an entirely different accent that has evolved on both sides of the pond and now doesn't exist at all anymore?

voyeur324

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