Following America’s independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were given the assignment of creating a seal for the United States of America. The Great Seal was completed and approved six years later on June 20, 1782. The seal reveals a bald eagle, the US national bird in the center. It holds in its beak a scroll inscribed E pluribus unum, a Latin phrase meaning "out of many, one" and stands for one nation that was created from 13 colonies.
Today the United States comprises fifty states with land area of 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million km²) and a population of some 300 million people. The United States is the fourth largest country by total area, and third largest by land area and population. The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations and the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.
The way and manner America’s history is shaped and how its government works is fascinating. As a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states, one federal district and fourteen territories, each state in the Republic of USA is not only semi-autonomous but extraordinary with unique history. In this book you would find a concise and succinct history of all the 50 states. Each state in the United States has its own rich, interesting history that every citizen needs to know. Lessons in this workbook are tailored to walk the student through some key historical facts of the United States.
