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what is another name for the united states of america ? | United States (U.S.) or America |
how many major territories are in the united states ? | five |
how many of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous ? | Forty-eight |
what are the territories scattered about ? | Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea |
how many people live in the united states ? | 324 million |
what percentage of in 2010 was urbanization in 2010 ? | 80% |
what is the largest city in washington university ? | New York City |
when did paleo-indians migrated from asia ? | 15,000 years ago |
how many british colonies did the united states have ? | 13 |
when did the american revolution begin ? | 1775 |
when did the war end ? | 1783 |
who was the first war in the united states ? | Great Britain |
when was the current constitution adopted ? | 1788 |
when was the articles of confederation adopted ? | 1781 |
when were the bill of rights ratified ? | 1791 |
in what year did the united states end the continent ? | 1848 |
what war led to the end of legal slavery ? | American Civil War |
what was the name of the war that confirmed the country ? | The Spanish–American War |
in what year did the soviet union join the soviet union ? | 1991 |
what is the largest economy in the united states ? | nominal GDP |
what are the socioeconomic performance of socioeconomic performance ? | average wage, human development, per capita GDP, and productivity per person |
what percentage of the world 's population is its population ? | 4.4% |
in what year was the lands of the western hemisphere named ? | 1507 |
who produced the lands of the western hemisphere ? | Martin Waldseemüller |
what was the name of the latin map `` america '' ? | Amerigo Vespucci |
when was the first evidence of the phrase `` united states of america '' dated ? | January 2, 1776 |
what was the name of the phrase for the phrase `` united states of america '' ? | Muster-Master General of the Continental Army |
when was the virginia gazette '' newspaper in williamsburg ? | April 6, 1776 |
who prepared the second draft of the articles of confederation ? | John Dickinson |
when did john dickinson die ? | June 17, 1776 |
when was the draft of the document not surface ? | June 21, 1776 |
what are the names of the common forms of the `` usa '' ? | "U.S.", the "USA", and "America" |
who is the origin of columbia ? | Christopher Columbus |
what is the name of columbia 's name ? | District of Columbia |
what is the name of the name of the name `` america '' ? | the translation of either the "United States" or "United States of America |
what was the description of the phrase `` united states '' ? | plural |
where was the phrase `` united states '' originally plural ? | Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution |
when was the thirteenth amendment to the united states ratified ? | 1865 |
the united states is popular after what war ? | American Civil War |
what is the citizen of the united states ? | American |
what is another name for american values ? | U.S. forces |
what does `` american '' mean ? | subjects not connected with the United States |
what did the first inhabitants of north america migrated from ? | Bering land bridge |
how long did the first inhabitants of north america last ? | 15,000 years ago |
what were the names of the diseases that the native population declined from ? | smallpox and measles |
when did the earliest indigenous inhabitants arrive ? | 1 AD |
who arrived in the hawaiian islands in 1778 ? | Captain James Cook |
in what year did james cook die ? | 1778 |
who were the european settlers subject to ? | Native Americans |
in what year did spain join columbus ? | 1492 |
where was the spanish set up ? | New Mexico and Florida |
where did france have several small settlements ? | Mississippi River |
when did the virginia colony begin ? | 1607 |
in what year did the plymouth colony begin ? | 1620 |
when was virginia 's house of burgesses created ? | 1619 |
what are some of the crops that are used in cash crops ? | tobacco, rice and wheat |
in what decade did the slave cultivation begin ? | 1500s |
who adopted the slave cultivation ? | the English |
why was life expectancy in north america ? | less disease and better food and treatment |
what were african slaves replacing ? | indentured servants for cash crop labor |
in what year did the british colonization ? | 1732 |
when was the great awakening ? | 1730s and 1740s |
what was the seven years ' war also known as ? | the French and Indian War |
how many colonies were conquered and displaced in 1770 ? | 13 |
what was the population of britain in 1770 ? | 2.1 million |
in what year was the native americans conquered ? | 1770 |
what was the first successful colonial war of independence ? | American Revolutionary War |
what was the name of the ideology that americans developed ? | republicanism |
what did americans believe americans had ? | government rested on the will of the people as expressed in their local legislatures |
what did americans demanded their rights as ? | Englishmen and "no taxation without representation" |
when was the declaration of independence ? | July 2, 1776 |
when was the declaration of independence adopted ? | July 4 |
who protected the declaration of independence ? | Great Britain |
what is the fourth day of july july ? | Independence Day |
when did the articles of confederation begin ? | 1777 |
when did the articles of confederation of confederation begin ? | 1789 |
in what year was american sovereignty recognized in the peace treaty ? | 1783 |
where was american sovereignty recognized ? | Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River |
what year did the philadelphia convention constitution take place ? | 1787 |
what was the philadelphia convention of 1787 in 1788 ? | United States Constitution |
when was the philadelphia convention of 1787 ? | 1788 |
in what year was the federal government reorganized into three branches ? | 1789 |
who was the first president elected under the new constitution ? | George Washington |
when was the bill of rights of rights adopted ? | 1791 |
in what year did the federal government experience the international slave trade ? | 1808 |
in what year did the slave trade end ? | 1820 |
what was the second great awakening ? | 1800-1840 |
what is the name of the energized multiple social reform movements ? | abolitionism |
in what year did the louisiana purchase of louisiana ? | 1803 |
in what year did the louisiana purchase spain ? | 1819 |
when was the republic of texas founded ? | 1845 |
what was the name of the gold rush rush ? | California Gold Rush of 1848–49 |
what is another name for the american bison ? | buffalo |
when did a new peace policy take place ? | 1869 |
what did the american civil war provide ? | Black slavery |
what was the name of the war that led to black slavery ? | American Civil War |
who did states entering the union alternated between ? | slave and free states |
what did states entering the union do ? | keeping a sectional balance in the Senate |
who was the first president of america in 1860 ? | Abraham Lincoln |
what was the name of the first president of lincoln ? | Republican Party |
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