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Becoming America

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The Problems With the United States of America

When the United States is founded, it gets a name. And the name is the United States of America. From the get go, there are two problems with a name. The reason it's kind of a mouthful is that it's trying to distinguish this new country from the broader hemisphere. Why Fredonia, though, it seems so random for don't you? Well, it's the Freelands. It's a land of free people. The Fritish, if you will.

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