United States

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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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A Digest of Federal Decisions and Statutes from the Earliest Period (1789) to the Year 1880

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Acts and Resolutions Relating to the War Department Passed During the ... Congress, ... Session, Volume 23

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Urgent Deficiencies, 1916

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Price Bulletin ...

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Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands, Volume 179

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The Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations of the United States of America from ..., Volume 15

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Cover of Laws of the United States Concerning Money, Banking, and Loans, L778-L909

Laws of the United States Concerning Money, Banking, and Loans, L778-L909

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Cover of The Workmen's Compensation Law Journal, Volume 9

The Workmen's Compensation Law Journal, Volume 9

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The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America

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The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, Volume 2

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The Compiled Laws of Wyoming

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The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, Volume 4

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The Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations of the United States of America, Volume 15

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Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the United States

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The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, Volume 5

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The Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations of the United States of America, Volume 13

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Cover of Manual of the U. S. Bankruptcy ACT, 1867

Manual of the U. S. Bankruptcy ACT, 1867

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The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America from ..., Volume 11

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Cover of Laws of the United States of America, from the 4th of March, 1789, to the 4th of March, 1815

Laws of the United States of America, from the 4th of March, 1789, to the 4th of March, 1815

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Treaties and Conventions

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The Statutes of the State of Mississippi of a Public and General Nature, with the Constitutions of the United States and of This State

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Cover of Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands, Volume 211

Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands, Volume 211

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The Statutes at Large, the United States from ..., Volume 21

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The Compiled Laws of the Territory of Alaska, 1913