2006-09-14 14:18:30 · 11 answers · asked by Boom 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
america is the new world, the discovered two continents.
Named for Amerigo vespuchi (sp).
The US? what does it mean to me?
limited freedom, limited ability, liberal taxation, liberal "Social" programs, and home of some great writers/ musicians/ etc.
2006-09-14 14:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by zack32460 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earliest known use of the name America for this particular landmass dates from 1507. It appears on a globe and a large map created by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. An accompanying book, Cosmographiae Introductio, explains that the name was derived from the Latinized version of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci's name, Americus Vespucius, in its feminine form, America, as the other continents all have Latin feminine namVespucci's role in the naming issue, like his exploratory activity, is unclear and most probably a tale. Some sources say that he was unaware of the widespread use of his name to refer to the new landmass. Others hold that he promulgated a story that he had made a secret voyage westward and sighted land in 1491, a year before Columbus. If he did indeed make such claims, they backfired, and only served to prolong the ongoing debate on whether the "Indies" were really a new land, or just an extension of Asia.
2006-09-14 21:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by dstr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who was the first to discover that the Americas were separate from Asia. Until he died, Columbus thought he had reached Asia. Vespucci was the first to realize that the 'New World' he had reached was not Asia.
2006-09-14 21:27:12 · answer #3 · answered by Noelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America is the last stop on the train to freedom.
2006-09-14 21:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by Hank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White Europeans wanted a free country and decided they could conquor several stupid races and steal their land. The message has been diluted over time however.
2006-09-14 21:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sonnenrad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the Morons on Earth Running ILL-willed & Cowardly Around
2006-09-14 21:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm with Smart Guy and Hank
2006-09-14 22:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name came from amerigo vespucci , i think thats how you spell his name... i dont think it means anything but it stands for freedom and liberty and justice for all
2006-09-14 21:25:36 · answer #8 · answered by john s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abyss - devoid of logic and common sense?
2006-09-14 21:22:44 · answer #9 · answered by freetinka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
securing the right to life and liberty.
2006-09-14 21:21:42 · answer #10 · answered by kujigafy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋