USA+-+Similarities

A lot of the[| British] culture and traditions were passed on to the [|American] citizens during the colony time, and of course most of these lasted through the [|War of Independence]. After the USA got independent, a lot of the British cultures and traditions were still going strong. The two biggest similarities between USA and United Kingdom after the independence-war were the language and religious traditions like Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and other Christian traditions.

So what similarities between the USA and the United Kingdom are still visible today? Well, let’s look at the differences first.

Even though both countries are democracies, the US is a republic, while the UK is a monarchy and a parliament. This means that the USA doesn’t have a king and a queen, but instead have a president. The United Kingdom has a royal family, but the political power is on the Prime Minister’s shoulders.

There is quite a difference between the school systems in the USA and the United Kingdom. The curriculas in the USA varies from state to state, while the curricula in the United Kingdom is more general for all the countries in the UK. In the United Kingdom, the first 10 years of education is mandatory, while the 3 last is optional. After the 3 years of optional school, you can either study or begin working. In addition, there is pre-school before the first 10 mandatory years. The pre-school is basically like kinder garden.

In the United States, most of the children begin school at an age between 5 and 7 years old. The first 6 to 8 years is called elementary school. The next 2 to 4 years is middle school. After the middle school comes high school, which lasts for four years. All these parts of the American school system are mandatory. After high school, the pupils can decide if they want to begin working or study.

An interesting fact is that the USA now has grown much more powerful than what the United Kingdom was when they colonized the world and was known and was the greatest super power in the world. Now, in contrast to what was before, the United Kingdom is now copying the USA’s lifestyle.