Why do americans call U.S.A AMERICA?

Question

OK, AMERICA IS A WHOLE CONTINENT, WHY DID AMERICANS START USING THE NAME OF THE CONTINENT TO CALL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MEXICO´S NAME IS MEXICAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BUT THEY DON´T CALL THEMSELVES AMERICANS, THEY ARE MEXICANS, SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS!!

Answer 1

Mexico's name is The United Mexican States. "We" did not start calling ourselves 'Americans'. Other countries did. Central and South Americans usually call us North Americans.

Answer 2

Mexico's name is not Mexican United States of America
They are NOT a state with in the union...the 50 states are the only United States and we are in North America

Answer 3

because it is United States of America

Answer 4

USA STANDS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE MEXICANS, THE CANADIANS, ETC WERE ALL UNDER VARIOUS COLONIAL RULES IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY. THEN ALL THE COUNTRIES ACCHIEVED OR RATHER GAINED THEIR INDEPENDENCE. ALL THE VARIOUS STATES SUCH AS NEW YORK , ILLINOIS, FLORIDA, ETC. REMAINED TO BE STATES AND THEN COMBINED TOGETHER TO COME UNDER ONE FEDRAL GOVERNMENT. THAT IS WHY THE NATION'S NAME IS "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" AND HENCE CONSTITUTES THE BEST ESSENCE OF ALL THE AMERICA. ALSO THE AMERICANS CALL U.S.A. AMERICA BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST AND THE MOST DOMINANT NATION OF THE WHOLE AMERICA AND IS FORMED BY THE UNIFICATION OF VARIOUS STATES.

Answer 5

Maybe because they are the major country of the continent and they are the "best" country of the world.

Answer 6

SOMEBODY LIED TO YOU . MEXICO IS A COUNTRY THAT'S IT . CANADA IS ANOTHER COUNTRY . DON'T GET US MIXED UP WITH MEXICO WE ARE ALL PROUD AMERICANS AND PROUD OF OUR STATES .