What is an American?

Answer 1

Broadly, anyone born or living in the western hemisphere.

Often used specifically to describe the people of the USA and their attitudes. Particularly, an American walks like he owns the world, is not very servile around authority, and regards government as his servant. To protect individual rights, "governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed," a view in the Declaration of Independence shared no where else except by some radical English thinkers like John Locke.

Answer 2

An American is a native or half breed of the American continent. The rest are all emigrants that stayed in some parts of the continent fell a bit comfortable and opted to call them selves Americans.

Answer 3

Any person living on the North, Central or South American continents. I guess that would be everyone in the Western Hemisphere....of which the United States is only a small portion.

Answer 4

The question you asked is very simple. An American is a citizen of the USA. The USA means,,United States of America. This is the reason why we are Americans and recognized all over the world as such. There is another USM. and USM means,,,United States of Mexico and they are called Mexicans.The legal name of Mexico is,,Estados Unidos de Mexico" that means United States of Mexico. Now you all know why we are call Americans,,,,,,,,, and proud of it. Now if you are talking about the Continent well, they are North America, Central America and South America. If your country belong to any of them you will be called as such.

Answer 5

A citizen of the United States of America.

Canada is the name of that country, it's citizens are Canadians.

The United States of Mexico calls it's citizens Mexicans.

ALL of the residents of these three countries and their citizens whether or not residing are NORTH AMERICANS.

There are Central Americans, and South Americans as well.

Answer 6

An American citizen of the United States of America, is a person who accepts and agrees with the tenets presented by the Constitution of the USA.

He/She can be of any ethnic, racial, social or religious status and employed in any professional or non-professional activity.

Answer 7

a person that lives on the American continent .in the United states often a religious brainwashed racist person although there are many exceptions.

although technically it should include ,canada Northwest territories ,central and southern America ,they are all Americans
Mexicans see them selves as Americans and call Americans, North Americans

Answer 8

A person who lives in America

Answer 9

Technically anyone who resides in North America.

Yes, Canadians, you are American whether you like it or not :0

Answer 10

Anyone who was born on this continent..North America, Central America and South America.