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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
Great Britain agreed to give up portions of southwestern Canada, though the boundary with the rest of British Canada remained unsettled. [45] Some elements of the treaty were controversial among Americans, including those that recognized the monetary debts owed to Loyalists and those that critics felt challenged the status of each state ...
The first documented use of the phrase "United States of America" is a letter from January 2, 1776. Stephen Moylan, a Continental Army aide to General George Washington, wrote to Joseph Reed, Washington's aide-de-camp, seeking to go "with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain" to seek assistance in the Revolutionary War effort.
Americans are indeed loaded with facts about the country, but it turns out even they don't know some of the oddest truths that lie outside a history book.
The Story of Uncle Sam: Godfather of America (March 1959) West Sand Lake, NY: "Uncle Sam" Enterprises, Inc. Mouraux, Cecile, and Jean-Pierre Mouraux. Who Was "Uncle Sam": Illustrated Story of the Life of Our National Symbol. Sonoma, CA: Poster Collector (2006). OCLC 70129530; Jacques, George W. The Life and Times of Uncle Sam (2007). Troy, NY ...
It’s no secret that the United States seems to enjoy doing things differently from other countries. It’s one of only three countries in the world that doesn’t use the metric system. You’d ...
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, [3] [4] [5] known initially as India Nova, [6] are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] When viewed as a single continent, the Americas or America is the 2nd largest continent right after Asia, and is the 3rd largest continent by population.
To make America great again, we don’t need to banish sleepovers or cartoons. We need to rediscover what the ’90s got right: a culture that valued balance, meritocracy and the joy of simply living.