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  2. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    During their ownership of West Florida, the British had moved its border north, and the cession to Spain appeared to apply to the full extent of the British colony. However, the British-American treaty granted the extension of West Florida to the United States, where it presumably enlarged Georgia south to 31° north , indicating that only the ...

  3. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 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 ...

  4. American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Its jurisdiction extended only as far as Confederate battle lines in the Commonwealth, which at its greatest extent was over half the state, and it went into exile after October 1862. [69] After Virginia's secession, a Unionist government in Wheeling asked 48 counties to vote on an ordinance to create a new state in October 1861.

  5. ‘The greatest catch ever’ helps India make history while USA ...

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    The USA, playing in its first ever men’s T20 World Cup, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the sport when it shocked Pakistan with a dramatic Super Over victory in the group stages.

  6. Team USA finishes greatest day of basketball ever in one ...

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    Team USA finishes greatest day of basketball ever in one arena by rolling Brazil in quarterfinals at 2024 Olympics. ... USA TODAY. UAW members at GM could get up to $14,500 in profit-sharing ...

  7. United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. I.O.U.S.A. - Wikipedia

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    It also elaborates on several statistics mentioned in the movie - from the $9 trillion federal debt to the $738.6 billion trade deficit to the fact that each citizen owes an average of $30,000. The book includes interviews with Warren Buffett , Alan Greenspan , Paul Volcker , Robert Rubin , Alice Rivlin , Pete Peterson , David Walker , Paul O ...

  9. American Century - Wikipedia

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    The term was coined by Time publisher Henry Luce to describe what he thought the role of the United States would be and should be during the 20th century. [6] Luce, the son of a missionary, in a February 17, 1941, Life magazine editorial urged the United States to forsake isolationism for a missionary's role, acting as the world's Good Samaritan and spreading democracy. [7]