Why do Americans think there is a special connection with Britain when the Spanish and French were in America?

Question

and fighting each other in Florida before the settlers of 1607 were even born

Answer 1

The United States was founded by people of British descent, while the Spanish and French had little impact on National American Culture.

Answer 2

I would imagine it is because the founding of the United States was began in the former English colonies.

Some parts of the United States had been French and Spanish and still have descendants of the original settlers. Old San Antonio (correct pronunciation San AnTONEyo not San Antone ne o) has a large population of descendants from Spanish colonials. Texas was never a territory of the United States. It became part of Mexico when Spanish rule was overthrown and then an indepent republic after the Texas revolution throwing off Mexican rule. It entered the United States under a treaty.

Louisiana was part of the Louisiana territory purchased from France in 1803. A large part of the population of New Orleans is descended from early French colonials and the southern part of the state by French Canadians called Cajuns who were already settled in Louisiana many years before the purchase.

Answer 3

Well, the United States was the Black Sheep of the British Empire BUT since WWI and WWII, if either Country needs help, the other one answers without questions!!! They are just as partners in keeping the world together as best they can! We did fight with Britain to win our independence and they know we will keep it. From France and Spain, we bought land from them! They also did listen when we did tell them to stay away!!! Bad Part about this is that Spain did learn later, do not play with the U.S.A.!!! Also the thing about this is that Britain was once the most powerful out of Spain, Britain and France and so they do stay and listen to us more now. The others just sit still!!!

Answer 4

The colonies that later joined to form the United States were all English colonies. They were governed by charters granted by the King of England to groups of investors such as the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay companies. Because of things such as poor profits and mismanagement on the part of these companies, one by one these charters were revoked and the colonies came under direct control of the British Crown. Almost all of those living in these colonies considered themselves Englishmen and those whose background was other than British, such as the Pennsylvania "Dutch" (who were actually German, not Dutch) still acknowledged the sovereignty of the British Crown. English was the dominant language, (There is no truth to the story that German almost became the official language of the United States, losing by one vote. Pure myth.) the law was rooted in English Common Law, and the Church of England was the official religion in most colonies.

Even though the Spanish and French had established colonies in Norh America before the first permanent English settlements they were far south of the English colonies in Florida and along the Gulf coast (New Orleans) or else far to the north in Canada. The British colonies in North America were on the whole, thoroughly British.

Answer 5

Hum mm.. This is a tough one. Maybe, now only maybe mind you, it was because most of the Jamestown settlers were from Britain! Dare I say it? We might have relatives in the UK? Done recall the east coast of the US being settled by Spain or France. It was all up for grabs after awhile.

Answer 6

The United States won it's freedom from Great Britain, and we speak English, two very valid reasons why American's think they have more of a connection with Britain than either of the other two.

Answer 7

common language, all of the original 13 colonies were governed under British law, with British governors.....even the Revolutionaries complained they were not treated the same way as other British citizens.....the heritage of all the colonies bodies of law is with the English statutes and common law ....when the revolution was over and each of the States had to govern, they adopted British statutory and common law as the law to be changed as the colonists saw fit and developed their own laws and traditions

Answer 8

the special connection comes from the two world wars
when america and britain fought together to defeat the germans.