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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U.S. consideration of permanent normal trade relations with China
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The Clean Air Act as amended August 1977 and July 1980, December 1980
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Volunteer Organization Safety Act of 1999
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The Declaration of Independence, and Constitution of the United States: to which is prefixed the Constitution of the State of New-York.
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Voting Rights Extension Act of 1993
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Atomic energy: application of safeguards by the IAEA to the United States-Iran Cooperation agreement: Agreement between the United States of America, Iran, and the International Atomic Energy Agency, signed at Vienna, March 4, 1969.
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Text of titles I and III of the International claims settlement act of 1949, as amended: Bulgarian claims agreement of July 2, 1963. Rumanian claims agreement of March 30, 1960. Regulations of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States applicable to claims of U.S. nationals against the Governments of Bulgaria, Rumania, and Italy under titles I and III of the International claims settlement act of 1949, as amended. Also regulations of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States pertaining to public information [part 503]. Public notice of filing date for Bulgarian, Rumanian, and Italian claims. Press release reqarding filing of Bulgarian, Rumanian, and Italian claims.
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An Act to Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect, and for Other Purposes
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Treaty between the United States and the Indians of Willamette Valley
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Using technology to learn and learning to use technology
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Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic: amendment of Article VII : between the United States of America and other governments, adopted at London November 19, 1973.
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The original Declaration of independence: Constitution of the United States and miniature sketches of the signers.
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An act, establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States, with the regulations of the War Department respecting the same: to which are added, the several laws relative to the Army, the militia when in actual service, volunteers, rangers, Ordnance Department, and the Quarter Master's and Commissaryt General's Departments.
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The fœderal Constitution of the United States of America: agreed upon in a convention of the states, in 1787, with the alterations and additions that have been made since that period, and the order of time of ratifying the Constitution, to which is added an appendix, containing the acts passed by Congress relative to the Constitution.
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The fœderal Constitution of the United States of America: agreed upon in a convention of the states, in 1787, with the alterations and additions that have been made since that period, and the order of time of ratifying the Constitution, to which is added an appendix, containing the acts passed by Congress relative to the Constitution.
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U.S. dependency on foreign oil
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Acts passed at the second session of the Second Congress of the United States of America: Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the fifth of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two: and of the independence of the United States, the seventeenth.
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| 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 12, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added photos to author pages. |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |