Why is America Called America? | DAILY BELLRINGER

Why is America Called America?: The United States of America is a symbol of freedom, liberty, diversity, and innovation but how did the nation get its name? Where did the name America come from? Questions below:

1. Who was the Italian explorer who informed many Europeans about the geography and people of the New World?
2. What was so groundbreaking about Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map?
3. On what document was the term "United States of America" first written?
4. What name did Samuel Latham Mitchill propose for the nation? Why did he call it this?
5. Why do you think the name "America" stuck while other names were ignored?

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