Quote Originally Posted by Dux Corvanus
British are not the fathers of America. Only of the U.S.A., and part of Canada. America is a huge continent, colonized by no less than four Modern Age European powers.
A·mer·i·ca Pronunciation Key (ə-mĕrĭ-kə)
  1. The United States.
  2. also the A·mer·i·cas (-kəz). The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America.

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