The sad thing is that a lot of Americans tend to think this way.
No they don't. Not in their hearts.
Deep inside (

) they know their colony-status. That won't go away, no matter how many generations pass. Once a colony, always a colony.
Here, look how they are humble when superior Europeans arrive once again to collect the taxes from one of their many colonies:

Basic line is, to Europeans America is just a colony as are African countries. Both belong to Europe. Both were conquered by Europeans... as was the rest of the world
(Nothing against anyone. Just putting people in their places when they get delusional)