对欧洲殖民者来说,新大陆是他们本土的延伸,是远在西部的地盘。在各国争相开辟领地过程中,最终还是英国称雄北美。英国能取得主导地位在于其开放的移民与殖民政策。而美国人所继承下来的东西主要是英国式的,除了血统,还有语言、法律和习俗…… For the European colonists, the New World is an extension of their homeland and is far in the west. In the process of competing to open up territories in various countries, Britain eventually dominated North America. Britain can gain the dominance of its open immigration and colonial policies. What the Americans inherited was mainly British, except blood, as well as languages, laws and customs ...