This subject is one that I didn't want to even tackle because of all the confusion that surrounds it. There is many opinions on weather or not the American Staffordshire Terrier and ABPT are the same breed of dog.
In 1936 the American Kennel Club starting accepting and registering Pit Bulls. The UKC and ADBA had the registered Pit Bulls names changed to Staffordshire Terriers. Then after that they once again changed their name to American Staffordshire Terrier. The dog show world is the reason there is so much confusion. These dogs are the same breed but after being bred for different purposes for so long they became separate breeds. The American Staffordshire Terrier is a Pit Bull that was bred for the show ring, not for fighting. They are stockier and have larger heads.
So basically its nothing more then opinion. They have been bred different and the fighting in the AmStaff bloodline has been watered down so much that it is not considered to be a fighting Pit Bull. So yes they did start from the same group of British dogs but the breeding manner and use made them into " separate breeds". The Amstaff is just the show bred Pit Bull. Some may argue this. 
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