[Kate26611]

Well, the official name of the U.S. is The United States of America. I think most people just find it easier to shorten it to 'America' when making references to it. Also, what would we call the people of the United States? United Statesians? United Statesites? 'American' is the easiest thing to call us. Certainly North America is a continent and not exclusively the United States. Also, I think the United States take pride in the name 'America' and all the ideals it's supposed to uphold. That is, 'America' is a dignified name a nation can take pride in (and the United States are very much into national pride).

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Name : Kate26611, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 21, City : Shreveport, State : LA Country : United States, Social class : Middle class, 

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