United States of America

United States of America
The United States of America was a Democratic-Republic that was once one of the most powerful super-powers in the World prior to the founding of the United Earth Governing Alliance in 2098. Originally founded in 1778 as a former group of Colonies of the British Empire, it went from a relatively minor nation, and into one of the most technologically advanced countries on Earth within only a few hundred years. During most of its history it was nearly in a constant state of war against its self and other nations until its dissolvement and subsequent integration into the UEGA in 2098."'If there are two nations from our planets bloodied history that could define 'freedom' it is the United States or the Soviet Union, based on the ideology. Only in the end, both of them wiped each other out.' - Fall Hanson 'Union Black Speech', 2097"

Pre-Columbian History
The United States of America is a direct off-shoot of the British Empire following the 13 Colonies signage of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The mainland has been inhabited by humans for over 16,000 years when the earliest inhabitants migrated to the Americas following the ice-age which had caused what is modern-day Russia and Siberia and the Americas to become connected via a land-bridge before being sealed off by the Bering Strait sea 10,000 years ago.

There has been several major discoveries of a highly advanced culture once existing in Canada, which were uncovered in the late 2100's, though no archeological evidence points as who this culture was, or its peoples. However it's script has been seen across the planet in other small settlements, and later discovered on other worlds. It is believed to be linked to the Progenitors who are theorized to have seeded Earth, or at least given humans the ability to develop abstract thinking.

Discovery and Early Colonies
The first settlers to discover the inhabitants of what would become the United States has been debated to be either the Vikings during the middle ages around 600 C.E or the fringe theory of the Polynesians much earlier. However the Americas were "discovered" in 1492 when Christopher Columbus during his famous expedition to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to find a shorter trading route to China, made land-fall in the Caribbean. Following his return several major expeditions were held by Spanish Conquistadors who explored and later conquered South America, while in 1497 the British King, Henry the Seventh commissioned John Cabot [english] in a exploration of what would become to be known as Newfoundland.