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2 days ago · United States, country in North America, a federal republic of 50 states. Besides the 48 conterminous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid- Pacific Ocean.
2 days ago · Internet TLD. .us [16] The United States of America ( USA or U.S.A. ), commonly known as the United States ( US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district ( Washington, D.C. ), and 326 Indian reservations.
2 days ago · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.
2 days ago · Can you find the 50 states of the US on a blank map? Take this 50 states quiz to test your knowledge of the US states.
1 day ago · United States Capitol, meeting place of the United States Congress and one of the most familiar landmarks in Washington, D.C. Possibly the most culturally and historically important building in the United States, it has been home to Congress since 1800.
2 days ago · The West, region, western U.S., mostly west of the Great Plains and including Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Virtually every part of the U.S. except the Eastern Seaboard has been ‘the West’ at some point in American history.
2 days ago · Black Hawk Purchase (1832) The United States purchases Potawatomi land in the Treaty of Tippecanoe (1832) The United States purchases the rest of Potawatomi land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Chicago (1833) Andrew Jackson. Second Seminole War. (1835–1842) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars.
