A Trivia Book on USA

More About U.S.A.
The nation was founded by thirteen colonies declaring their
independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, and
ratifying the Articles of Confederation, on March 1, 1781,
uniting the states under a weak federal government. It
adopted the current constitution on September 17, 1787.
From 1803 to 1848, the size of the new nation nearly tripled
as settlers (many embracing the concept of Manifest Destiny)
pushed beyond national boundaries even before the
Louisiana Purchase.
The United States is the world's oldest surviving federation.
Its government relies on representative democracy through
a congressional system under a set of powers specified by its
Constitution.
The Americas were also known as Columbia, after Columbus,
prompting the name District of Columbia for the land set
aside as the U.S. capital.
Benjamin Franklin thought that the wild turkey should be the
national bird of the USA.
The US is the 4th largest country in the world by land area
and 3rd by population.
The US is a diverse country with a multicultural society.
The US developed the first nuclear weapons, using them on
the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end
of World War 2.