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United States

In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a world map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere "America" after Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. The former British colonies first used the country's modern name in the Declaration of Independence, the "unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America" adopted by the "Representatives of the united States of America" on July 4, 1776. The current name was finalized on November 15, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which states, "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'" The short form the United States is also standard. Other common forms include the U.S., the USA, and America. Colloquial names include the U.S. of A. and the States. Columbia, a once popular name for the United States, was derived from Christopher Columbus. It appears in the name "District of Columbia".

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country primarily located in North America

Born July 4, 1776

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  • Cover of: The postal laws and regulations of the United States of America: published in accordance with the Act of Congress

    First published in 1789 206 editions in 1 language — 19 previewable Cover of edition billtoquiettitle00unitrich Cover of edition postallawsregula00unitrich Cover of edition actspassedatfirs1803unit Cover of edition actspassedatthir00unit Cover of edition revisedstatuteso00unit Cover of edition northeasternboun00unit Cover of edition actsofcongressof00unitrich Cover of edition unitedstatesstam00unitrich Cover of edition usimportdutiesun00unitrich
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  • Cover of: Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Council Springs ... Texas ... this 15th day of May, A.D. 1846: between P.M. Butler and M.G. Lewis, commissioners on the part of the United States of the one part and the undersigned chiefs, counsellors, and warriors of the Comanche, I-on-i, Ana-da-ca, Cadoe, Lepan, Long-wha, Keechy, Tahwa-carro, Wichita, and Wacoe tribes of Indians and their associate bands ... on the other part.

    First published in 1795 184 editions in 1 language — 29 previewable Cover of edition articlesoftreaty00unitrich Cover of edition germanyaustriatr00unit Cover of edition treatiesotherint05unit Cover of edition conventionbetwee00unit_8 Cover of edition conventionbetwee00unit_11 Cover of edition treatyofpeacebet00unit Cover of edition treatytosettlede00unit Cover of edition conventionbetwee00unit_6 Cover of edition conventionbetwee00unit_2
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  • Cover of: The Constitution of the United States of America

    First published in 1787 146 editions in 12 languages — 20 previewable Cover of edition constitution00ofununitrich Cover of edition constitution00unit Cover of edition constitutionofun00inunit Cover of edition constitutionofun2934unit Cover of edition constitutionofun00unit_3 Cover of edition constitutionofun0000unit_q9y6 Cover of edition usconstitutionbnw00finkrich Cover of edition constitutionofun02unit Cover of edition usconstitutionde687unit
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  • Cover of: Official Congressional directory: for the use of the United States Congress

    First published in 1861 81 editions in 1 language — 29 previewable Cover of edition officialcongre00unit Cover of edition officialcongress1966unit Cover of edition congressionaldirunit Cover of edition officialcongres00unit Cover of edition 19951996official00usco Cover of edition officialcongress00join Cover of edition officialcongress0000unit_z1c2 Cover of edition congressionaldir0000unit Cover of edition isbn_9781601758590
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  • Cover of: The Declaration of Independence, and Constitution of the United States: to which is prefixed the Constitution of the State of New-York.

    First published in 1776 42 editions in 3 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition deklaratsiianeza00unit Cover of edition declarationofind00unit_2 Cover of edition incongressjuly4100unit Cover of edition originaldeclarat00unit Cover of edition declerationind00spalrich Cover of edition declarationofind03unit Cover of edition declarationinde00scotgoog Cover of edition declarationinde00statgoog Cover of edition declarationofind0000unit_f8n3
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  • Cover of: Nomination: Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on Donna E. Shalala, ... Human Services, January 15, 1993 (S. hrg)

    First published in 1991 34 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition nominationhearin00unit_0
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  • Cover of: United States code annotated: Money and finance : comprising all laws of a general and permanent nature under arrangement of official code of the laws of the United States with annotations from federal and state courts

    First published in 1900 32 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition unitedstatescode42unit Cover of edition unitedstatescode00unit Cover of edition unitedstatescode01unit
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  • Cover of: Double taxation; taxes on income.: Agreement between the United States of America and Trinidad and Tobago, extending the Agreement of December 22, 1966, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes, dated at Port of Spain, December 12 and 30, 1968.

    First published in 1966 29 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates

    First published in 1973 21 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition federalrulesofev2001unit Cover of edition 1991federalrules0000unit
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  • Cover of: Report of the tests of metals and other materials for industrial purposes: made with the United States testing machine at Watertown arsenal, Massachusetts

    First published in 1887 21 editions in 1 language — 21 previewable Cover of edition reporttestsmeta10masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta16masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta14masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta05masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta07masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta24masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta17masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta11masgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta28masgoog
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  • Cover of: Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first ... of appointees to the federal judiciary

    First published in 1992 18 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents].

    First published in 1849 18 editions in 1 language — 18 previewable Cover of edition reportdepartmen15statgoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen14statgoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen06integoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen16statgoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen00integoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen12statgoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen01statgoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen05integoog Cover of edition reportdepartmen08statgoog
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  • Cover of: The Social security act (as amended through January 4, 1975) and related laws

    First published in 1900 14 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Health care reform: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session

    First published in 1992 13 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition healthcarereform00unit_14
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  • Cover of: Acts passed at the Third Congress of the United States of America: begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the second of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, and of the independence of the United States, the eighteenth.

    First published in 1794 13 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Federal antitrust laws

    First published in 1915 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Indian affairs.: Laws and treaties.

    First published in 1903 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The laws of the United States of America.: In three volumes. Vol. I-[III]. : Published by authority.

    First published in 1796 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lawsofunitedstat01unit_0 Cover of edition lawsunitedstate10statgoog
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  • Cover of: Statutes of the United States of America passed at the ... session of the ...

    First published in 1875 10 editions in 1 language — 10 previewable Cover of edition statutesuniteds08statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds03statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds04statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds01statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds02statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds06statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds07statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds09statgoog Cover of edition statutesuniteds12statgoog
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  • Cover of: Report of the Tests of Metals and Other Materials for Industrial Purposes Made with the United ...

    First published in 1888 10 editions — 10 previewable Cover of edition reporttestsmeta08deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta16deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta00deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta11deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta13deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta10deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta02deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta14deptgoog Cover of edition reporttestsmeta00statgoog
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country primarily located in North America

Born July 4, 1776
Subjects
Law and legislation, United States, Medicare, Finance, Medical care, Law, Tariff, Appropriations and expenditures, Foreign relations, Government policy, Older people, Treaties, Politics and government, Taxation, History, Banking law, Indians of North America, Health insurance, Cost of Medical care, Health care reform, Legal status, laws, Prevention, Economic conditions, Income tax, Commerce
Places
United States, United States. [from old catalog], Washington (D.C.), Great Britain, Mexico, Philippines, Canada, New York (State), Alaska, Bering Sea, Canada. [from old catalog], Grande-Bretagne, Montana, Norway, États-Unis, Alaska. [from old catalog], America, Belgium, Brockton (Mass.), California. [from old catalog] New Almaden quicksilver mines, Canal Zone, China, Crater Lake National Park (Or.), Dayton, Europe
People
Aaron Ogden (1756-1839), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Christopher Columbus, George Washington (1732-1799), J. Parsons, James Brown Scott (1866-1943,), James Peter Walker (1851-1890), John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), John Hancock (1737-1793), John Skelton Williams (1865-1926), Robert Fulton (1765-1815), Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Thomas Gibbons (1757-1826)
Time
Civil War, 1861-1865, 1783-1865, War of 1812, 1775-1783, 1854-1861, 1898-1935, 1901-1933, 1918-, 1918-1945, 1929, 1933-1945, 2009-, Cession to the United States, 1819, Great Britain. 1850 Apr. 19, Great Britain. 1850 April 19, Great Britain. 1901 Nov. 18, Great Britain. 1901 November 18, Panama. 1903 Nov. 18

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December 16, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot add entity_type=org and remote_ids
June 20, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
June 20, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
July 9, 2010 Edited by Edward Betts merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import