Answer:
Four main reasons for the slow start of American Drama were - prejudice against dramas association with court life and monarchy , no audiences , lack of finances and Puritans outlawed drama in some colonies.
Explanation:
While dramas had already become popular in the European countries, American drama still was developing and trying to flourish. Turning away from the usual fantasy and instead focusing on the realism way of art, America drama began it's journey.
But this development of American drama is not without any glitches. As most dramas are based on courtly life and monarchy, credits to European society, there was some prejudice about the depiction of these lifestyles. Hardly would the dramas attract audiences enough to sustain itself as most states were still colonies under the Britishers, thus leading to no sufficient source of money. Lastly, America being still a colony, the Puritan majority outlawed depiction or staging of dramas in the colonies. All these factors made for the slow start and development of drama in modern America.
