United States

The **United States of America** (**U.S.A.** or **USA**), commonly known as the **United States** (**U.S.** or **US**) or **America**, was a country primarily located in North America. It consisted of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. It was the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. The United States shared land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south. It had maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations.With a population of over 333 million, it was the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital was Washington, D.C. and the most populous city and financial center was New York City.

## History

### Pre 2012

Paleo-Americans migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago, and advanced cultures began to appear later on. These advanced cultures had almost completely declined by the time Europeans arrived in North America and began to colonise the continent. The United States emerged from the Thirteen British Colonies when disputes with the British Crown over taxation and political representation led to the American Revolution (1765–1791), which established the nation's independence. In the late 18th century, the U.S. began expanding across North America, gradually obtaining new territories, sometimes through war, frequently displacing Native Americans, and admitting new states. By 1848, the United States spanned the continent from east to west. The controversy surrounding the practice of slavery culminated in the secession of the Confederate States of America, which fought the remaining states of the Union during the American Civil War(1861–1865). With the Union's victory and preservation, slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment.

By 1900, the United States had become the world's largest economy, and the Spanish–American War and World War I established the country as a world power. After Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S. entered World War II on the Allied side. The aftermath of the war left the United States and the Soviet Union as the world's two superpowers. During the Cold War, both countries engaged in a struggle for ideological dominance but avoided direct military conflict. They also competed in the Space Race, which culminated in the 1969 American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Simultaneously, the civil rights movement (1954–1968) led to legislation abolishing state and local Jim Crow laws and other codified racial discrimination against African Americans. The Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991 ended the Cold War, leaving the United States as the world's sole superpower. In 2001, following the September 11 attacks, the United States launched the "war on terror", which included the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the Iraq War (2003–2011).

### 2012

On December 21st, 2012, The West Coast of the United States Of America was hit by an Earthquake with a magnitude of 10.9 (the highest in history). It would soon become known as the “Big One“ where cities located on the San Andreas fault would have the surfaces where they are built on break up and slide crashing down towards the former Pacific Ocean (where new islands would be formed due to the rupturing of the “Ring Of Fire). The rest of December would see Yellowstone erupting causing a majority of the Northern and Midwestern United States covered with soot and ash suffocating millions of people who weren‘t able to put on their protective masks. And earthquake of 6.9 hit Washington D.C killing or injuring thousands of civilians and military personell who were tasked in evacuating the remaining population to safe zones and high lying areas that weren‘t affected by the calamity of 2012. Once the Earthquake has ended, a MegaTsunami was seen in the distance of D.C‘s coastline and when it hit the capital, it destroyed much of the city killing the politicians and destroying America‘s famous landmarks. Effectively destroying what remains of the United State‘s history.

### Post 2012

Just a few months after the apocalypse has ended. The most of the Northern areas of the Rocky Mountains along with the Colorado Plateau are the only remains of the former North American Continent. It was then discovered by COTC expeditionaries that there were survivors and they were told that they managed to flee to the mountains and hide out in their caves until the ash released by Yellowstone died down. The COTC would then help the survivors rebuild their country with technologies that were saved before the calamity and returned back their historical artwork which was saved by the Arks.

## Legacy

The United States would be remembered as one of the most powerful nations of the pre-2012 world. A new nation state known as the “Republic Of Columbia“ is an emulation of the former United States where survivors tasked themselves in preserving the culture of the United States (such as the 4th of July which would celebrate the foundation of Columbia instead of the independence of the United States and a few old major corporations like apple, ford, Pepsi, General Motors, Mcdonald‘s, Burger King and Microsoft). Columbia would also base its main industries around the former United States as well along with naming a majority of its states after Us States (like california in the Western Rockies, Massachusetts in the Eastern Rockies, Ohio in the Northern Rockies and Texas in the Southern Rockies).