ationism back and start looking forward to expansionism. They gained a lot of new territory that went from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. They also began conquering territory that was far away of being inhabited; in fact it belonged to another country. Such is the case of California, ceded to the United States in 1848 by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and Texas acquired in 1836, although it was recognized by the Union until 1845. An the list can go on and on: Alaska, Puerto Rico, etc., they even wanted to incorporate Cuba to their territory. But the important thing I want you to notice here is not how many new land they acquired, but how society and government changed throughout time, and passed from being an isolationist country to being the most expansionist the continent ever knew. This is why I consider that U.S. didn't conserved at all the ideas of their founders, maybe some of them are still alive, but in general the ideas and traditions that rule the States nowadays were created by the Americans throughout time and not by the first pilgrims that set a foot on that country.The two countries analyzed here grew clearly apart but the reasons why this happened can't be expressed in just a paper, they are countless. But we can say that the destiny of this two lands was never meant to be alike, each one has different cultures, languages, territories and races. But they will have to learn how to work things together in order to improve their way of living....
