United States of America

The **United States of America** is one of many countries on the planet Earth.

## History

The United States
of America (USA), commonly referred to as the United States (US), America or
simply the States, is a federal republic consisting of 49 states and a federal
district located primarily on the central portion of the continent of
America.  The United States is a
developed country and has the world's largest national economy which is fueled
by an abundance of natural resources, including Dust and the world's highest
worker productivity. It is also the world's foremost economic and military
power, a prominent political and cultural force, and a leader in scientific
research and technological innovation.

First attempts at
colonization along the eastern coast suffered heavily when it was discovered
that the Grimm had spread as far as the ‘New World’ and many early settlements
were wiped out. Colonial society was nearly wiped out if not for the arrival of
the natives who had learned to survive in a land populated by the Grimm. The
natives had learned to commune with nature and even learned how to awaken the
power of Aura through an exchange with early explorers and claiming to have
mixed their powers with the spirits of nature, resulting in the birth of the
Native American Faunus. Colonial colonization would have had the natives
enslaved but due to the Grimm wiping out several settlements and being
outnumbered by the many Faunus tribes that come together for survival combined
with the colonies' distance from Britain had allowed the development of
self-government, forcing the reluctant British Royalty to comply due to the
colonists demanding their rights as Englishmen to govern themselves and the
pressure of the Grimm on the settlements that threatened future plans for trade
and establishment.  The colonists adopted
the Declaration of Independence, on July 4, 1776, proclaiming that humanity is
created equal in their inalienable rights, and became known as the United
States of America.

While still
primarily established along the east coast, the America's eagerness to expand
westward prompted a long series of conflicts with the Faunus tribes and further
conflicts against not only the Grimm but also Spain as America claimed the rest
of the continent with the aid of Dust power and railroads. With the Declaration
of Independence and the prohibition of slavery, the country was united under
one government and maintained a close relation with Britain. Hunters, both
Human and Faunus soon discovered a third race known as the Mobians living in
remote locations of America, anthropomorphic animals that seemed to be the
opposite of the Faunus who quickly welcomed the Mobians as fellow members of
the country while the majority of the Humans seemed to agree with a handful
being reluctant. While most of America became colonized a few sections of land
were left alone due to being heavily populated by Grimm.

These lands become
known as the Wildlands and the Darklands with only a few scattered settlements,
cut off from the rest of civilization. Hunters consisting of Humans, Faunus and
Mobians traveled across the land, recognized as protectors became widely known
and respected across the land which led to an attempt by a committee to launch a
Registration Act which demanded that all Hunters be registered as part of the military
but backfired when many refused and decided to retire. An amendment was later
made to delineate government authority over Huntsmen activity in times of
crises, allowing Hunters to act independent of government authority but stated
they would be registered through a separate system created to train future
Huntsmen and Huntresses in special academies separated from military control.

Now one of the most
powerful nations in the world, the United States holds influence over a vast
number of global issues and has openly engaged in conflicts involving
"terrorism", specifically the Anti-Human radical group known as the
Satyra.