Who is the mother country of the United States?

Question

Would you say, that is where our hairtage comes from?
Should we change our hairtage to fit others needs ?

Answer 1

Merriam Webster On line gives three meanings for the term "mother country":
1) The country from which the people of a colony or former colony derive their ancestry.
2) The country of one's parents or ancestors.
3) A country that is the origin of something.

Undoubtedly, the original 13 American colonies called England their mother country. Despite the fact that the majority of Americans are no longer of English origin, England is still the mother country of the United States because English is the predominant language spoken in the US and English common law is the basis of the American legal system.

Answer 2

Wikipedia's article on "Motherland" goes as follows:

Motherland is a term that may refer to a mother country, i.e. a Metropole in contrast to its colonies, or the origin of an ethnic group or immigrant. This usage is sometimes seen also in English, maybe more often in the social sciences.

Motherland is otherwise a synonym for fatherland, though perhaps carrying different psychological associations. It especially has the connotation of one's country of birth and growing up, with the country being respectfully viewed as a benign mother nurturing its citizens as her children.

The term "Motherland" is very often applied to Russia, and many Russians and various Slavs around the world refer to Russia as their motherland, even if they do not have immediate ancestors from that country. [citation needed]

In Spanish-speaking countries Madre Patria can refer to the speaker's own home country, or be understood as a general reference to Spain (Patria Madre).

So "do the math" and realize that like all of us, America is "in process" and is a confluence of social contributions and waves of immigration, calling no ONE social source "mother" (or "father)). Historically, there are reasons to call Britain or Germany (the USA might have become a German speaking nation if certain events had unfolded differently) or France prior friendship, Franklin went there and learned about the French Revolution's values) major contributors, but who writes (what we call) "history". And what of native Americans, the tribal folk who appeared here before the current nation's founding documents were developed.

Answer 3

The United States does not have one clear 'Mother Country'
It was a destination for so many people through out history, that the 'Mother Country' would change every few decades, A 'Mother Country' is something that a person, not a country has.

Answer 4

In the beginning of white settlement in USA it would have been Great Britain and up near Canada, France could be considered as well..

USA in modern times doesn't have a Mother Country due to fact it's a mixture of all countries and cultures and that means you have a unique heritage .

Be proud of that and use it to teach tolerance of all cultures.

Answer 5

There is no one mother country of the United States because we are all descended from many countries. My ancestors came to the US from Wales, Scotland and England so I can't claim one country as my mother country.

Answer 6

At the birth of the USA, and in light of its dominate language and culture, England is our 'Mother Country.' A few decades following our revolutionary war, the UK and the USA became close in thousands of ways and remain so today--and I'm not speaking of Bush's bloody, obscene war. It is a relationship that the US should also have with Canada, but Canada is too close and too often on the receiving end of American arrogance, deception, and naked power.

Answer 7

I assume you mean heritage, the original 13 colonies were originally British, so I'd say Great Britain is the mother country of the USA.

Answer 8

The Native American Nation

Answer 9

Scotland, without a doubt. The facts have been deliberately obscured by the English.

Answer 10

Great Britain