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United States

In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" after Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. The former British colonies first used the country's modern name in the Declaration of Independence, the "unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" adopted by the "Representatives of the united States of America" on July 4, 1776. The current name was finalized on November 15, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which states, "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'" The short form the United States is also standard. Other common forms include the U.S., the USA, and America. Colloquial names include the U.S. of A. and the States. Columbia, a once popular name for the United States, was derived from Christopher Columbus. It appears in the name "District of Columbia".

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Born July 4, 1776

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Born July 4, 1776

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Law and legislation, United States, Medicare, Finance, Medical care, Law, Tariff, Appropriations and expenditures, Foreign relations, Government policy, Older people, Treaties, Politics and government, Taxation, Banking law, History, Indians of North America, Cost of Medical care, Health care reform, Economic conditions, Health insurance, Legal status, laws, Prevention, Income tax, Commerce

Places

United States, United States. [from old catalog], Washington (D.C.), Great Britain, Mexico, Philippines, Canada, New York (State), Alaska, Bering Sea, Canada. [from old catalog], Grande-Bretagne, Montana, Norway, États-Unis, Alaska. [from old catalog], America, Belgium, Brockton (Mass.), California. [from old catalog] New Almaden quicksilver mines, Canal Zone, China, Crater Lake National Park (Or.), Dayton, Europe

People

Aaron Ogden (1756-1839), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Christopher Columbus, George Washington (1732-1799), J. Parsons, James Brown Scott (1866-1943,), James Peter Walker (1851-1890), John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), John Hancock (1737-1793), John Skelton Williams (1865-1926), Robert Fulton (1765-1815), Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Thomas Gibbons (1757-1826)

Time

Civil War, 1861-1865, 1783-1865, War of 1812, 1775-1783, 1854-1861, 1898-1935, 1901-1933, 1918-, 1918-1945, 1929, 1933-1945, 2009-, Cession to the United States, 1819, Great Britain. 1850 Apr. 19, Great Britain. 1850 April 19, Great Britain. 1901 Nov. 18, Great Britain. 1901 November 18, Panama. 1903 Nov. 18

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  • USA
  • US
  • America
  • United States.
  • United States
  • Us Government
  • U.S. Government
  • US Government
  • US GOVERNMENT

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December 16, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot add entity_type=org and remote_ids
June 20, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
June 20, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
July 9, 2010 Edited by Edward Betts merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import