Does the American Caucasians still have a strong connections with their British roots?

Question

I think the Canadians still has that sort of feelings since Canada were the last former British Empire in North America.This is also why they were accepted as part of the British Commonwealth nations just like India,Pakistan,Singapore,Malaysia and Australia. How about the people in the United States?I still believe they have many blood relatives in the UK or in the other regions of the European blocks that they haven't seen or met since half a century ago.Why the United States Of America were not listed as part of the Commonwealth nations?I'm very sorry to ask these questions since i don't know much about the history of North America.Hope you guys would mind to give some infos about these.For those who replied,thanks a lot:-))

Answer 1

~The Italian Americans, Polish Americans, German Americans, Swedish Americans, Dutch Americans, French Americans, Spanish Americans, Russian Americans, and most every other caucasian non-British Americans never did feel much kinship with the Brits. However, the neo-con Ameircans of any heritage still love the Brits and the clear thinking rational majority don't think too much of them, but any good illegal and unjust invasion of an independent sovereign nation like Iraq will split a population like that when it comes to attitudes about partners in crime (or allies, depending on which side of the morality coin you live on). As far as governmental relations are concerned, the US loves the Brits, as they have been the staunchest European patsy for Sammy since we pulled their cookies out of the fire in '17 and '44.

Answer 2

Actually most Caucasian Americans are of Irish, German or Scots heritage. Very few, remember we're talking a total population of 300M here, have relatives in the UK that they are close to, or even know about. Americans though, in general feel a great deal of gratitude and respect to the UK for their prompt offers of assistance after 9/11.
The USA fought a war from 1776 until 1787 to get out from under the British Empire. It never was a member of the Commonwealth.
You might have heard about the "special relationship" between the UK and US. This is primarily a political and military arrangement, born of shared experiences in WW1, WW2, Korea and Gulf War 1. Some political scientists will argue there is no such thing, however I personally know of much military intelligence sharing and cooperation beyond that we extend to other allies.

Answer 3

It comes down to politics. If you want to be a republic nation, you need to cut the ties, so to speak, with England. The American head of state is the President, however in Australia for example, we have a Prime Minister who leads our country, but our official head of state is the Queen of England. We also have state and national representatives of the Queen in our parliamentary system. If any countries change their system into a republican system and eliminate the Queen as their head of state, then they are no longer a part of the commonwealth.

These days the Queen doesn't really have any 'decision' making powers, but her representatives, they Governors and attorney general still sign off on legislation on her behalf.

Perhaps Australia, Canada and the remaining nations in the Commonwealth need to become republic nations and simply have the UK as an allie in the time of war etc. Nowadays it really means nothing to be in the Commonwealth, but in the time when the US broke its ties and became independent, it was for reasons far more serious and necessary.

Answer 4

the USA and Canada's historic previous began comparable yet ended thoroughly diverse. Canada's settlements have been at last occupied by employing the British and not merely "many times used as area of the Commonwealth." great Britain tried to occupy the colonies of the USA as properly, yet replaced into unsuccessful. i'm very practically 30 years previous and merely found out interior the final 3 hundred and sixty 5 days I even have British ancestry. So i think of, the respond isn't any. people interior the USA have not got a similar connection with their British roots as Canadiens.

Answer 5

All I know is that my family are descendants of Europe, but I have been raised as an American and live the American life, my great great grandfather and grandmother lived a life in Tennessee and were happy and had many children. They raised them the best they could and then in turn, their children did the same and here I am!! I do know that somewhere in my past, one of my relative liked an American Indian, and I am part Cherokee. Does that help you? America is just a big bowl of different backgrounds and heritages.

Answer 6

The US was the first to separate from England. Not longer after, the US fought a second war with Britain. So for years The US was not close to England. Then many malcontents from all over the British Empire came to settle there, further estranging the US from Britain. It wasn't until WW1 that the US got close to England.

Answer 7

I have no idea where my ancestors came from, I think it is to hard to know what exactly what your hertiage is if your an American. I do know that I am a an American causcasion and some way back great grandmother was full blooded Indian. Other than that; no clue.

Answer 8

No, the American Caucasians do not have strong feelings (as far as I am aware) for their distant cousins.
We have been sovereign for over 225 years. It has been long enough for the American population to form its own identity.

Answer 9

not really in america, i don't know anyone British at all

there's really no connection there anymore, Canada is different...they actually aqknowledge the queen though she's almost absent in their government affairs. The USA really has no connection anymore at all in that regard.