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| Articles of Confederation |
a document created in 1781 that served as a set of guidelines for governing the newly formed United States of America. The Articles of Confederation created a "firm league of friendship" among the thirteen original states and maintained the majority of power in states' hands. It was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789. |
| Benjamin Franklin |
U.S. statesman, inventor, diplomat, postmaster, scientist, and author, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (b. 1706--d. 1790). |
| Declaration of Independence |
the public document by which the United States of America was declared to be free and independent of England in 1776. |
| Pledge of Allegiance |
an oath of loyalty to the United States of America (prec. by "the"). |
| United States |
a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States of America" (usu. prec. by, "the"). |
| U.S. |
abbreviation of "United States," a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii; United States of America (prec. by, "the"). |
| U.S.A. |
abbreviation of "United States of America," a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States" (prec. by, "the"). |
| Washington, D.C. |
the capital city of the United States of America; Washington. |
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