United States of America

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The **United States of America**, or **America** is a country located in the continent of North America. The motto for this country is "In God We Trust". This country is also divided into 50 states, a federal district, 5 major unincorporated territories, and 14 territories. This is the third largest country by land and also by area. The capital of this country is Washington D.C..

The United States shares land borders with the countries Canada and Mexico. This country also shares maritime borders with The Bahamas, Cuba, and Russia. America gained independence from Great Britain on July 4th, 1776. Before it gained independence, it was split into 13 colonies.

The United States has three branches of government that includes bicameral legislature. This country is a founder of the United Nations, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and a few other international organizations.

This country has fought in several wars. These wars include the Vietnam War, the Cold War, a civil war, World War 1 and 2, the Spanish—American War, the Korean War, and finally, the War in Afghanistan. This country is one of the countries that are a world superpower and a global power. This country is also highly developed and is the world's largest importer and second-largest exporter by value.

## Administrative Divisions and Territory

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* States
* Federal District
* Territories
* Disputed

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

- Washington, D.C

-Unincorporated Organized Territories

* Guam
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Puerto Rico
* US Virgin Islands

-Self-Governing Unincorporated Unorganized Territory

* American Samoa

-Incorporated Unorganized Territory,
Main Page: US Minor Outlying Islands

* Palmyra Atoll

-Unincorporated Unorganized Territories,
Main Page: US Minor Outlying Islands

* American Samoa
* Baker Island
* Howland Island
* Jarvis Island
* Johnston Atoll
* Kingman Reef
* Midway Atoll
* Midway Islands
* Navassa Island
* Wake Island

Main Page: \*US Minor Outlying Islands

* Bajo Nuevo Bank
* Serranilla Bank

## History

### Before the Europeans Arrived (11,500 BC-1513)

In 11,500 BC, the first cavemen arrived. The cavemen kept discovering new things, and then several tribes and native americans came and inhabited North America. Among them, the Da-Nene people, the Iroquois people, the Algonquins people, the Sioux people, the Apache people, the Hawaiian people, the Puebloan people, the Navajo people, the Uzo-Aztecs, some Plano cultures, and the Inuit people stood out. The people of these indigenous families were divided into multiple tribes.

### Early Colonial History (1513-1754)

The tribal people and the native americans were peaceful until Genoa arrived in the West Indies in 1492. In 1513, Spain landed in Florida and found the first settlement that was permanent in present-day America. Later, in 1565, more European countries made settlements in the land. France and England made colonies on the east coast of North America while the Dutch Republic and Sweden settled in the northeast during the 16th century. In 1585, the Roanoke Colony suddenly disappeared and there is no explanation on why the colony disappeared.

In the mid-1600s, most of North America had been taken over by European countries. New Spain had taken over a lot of North American land. At the same time France had claimed French Louisiana and French Canada, and England had claimed the east coast.

In 1607, the Colony of Virginia became the first colony in the Americas. The Colony of Virginia became an agricultural colony that exported tobacco to England. Around 1640, New Sweden had been expelled from North America by the Dutch Republic.

England had founded other colonial provinces across the east coast. What would be modern-day New York used to be colonized by the Dutch Republic. However, New York wasn't called New York at that time. They called themselves New Netherlands. The reason why it is currently called "New York" is because England captured New Netherlands and named it that.

In 1663, a person named King Charles II ceded the land between British Virginia and Spanish Florida to eight different owners. This region would be called Carolina, which was named in honor of King Charles II. Carolina was then split into 3 parts. The parts are now known as Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Georgia didn't become a colony until 1733.

The thirteen colonies were influenced by England's Protestantism that picked up in 1620. The thirteen colonies fought in several wars. For example; a war with New France, the King William's War, and the Queen Anne's War. The thirteen colonies was the British's most successful colony by 1735 because of the slave trade. There was also the Triangular trade where Europeans exported textiles and rum to Africa.

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## United States of America

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## Flag Information

### Adopted

December 3, 1775 *(Grand Union Flag)*
June 14, 1777 *(13-Star Version)*
July 4, 1960 *(Current 50-Star Version)*

### Coat of Arms

*The Great Seal*

The flag of the United States consists of thirteen red and white horizontal stripes in a row with a blue canton in the top left corner that has 50 stars that represent the number of every US state, while the thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies established by the Great Britain.