United States (6-2-5 Upheaval)

The United States of America (also known as the US, or colloquially as America) is a democratic republic in North America, and is the largest economic power in the world, the leader of NATO and PATO, a member of the UN Security Council. Most contemporaries cite the US as the world's current hyperpower.

History
The United States of America was settled originally by the British, predominantly separatist Puritans in the New England region, wealthy tradesmen in the middle colonies of New York and New Jersey, devout Quakers in Pennsylvania, and rich plantation-owning Anglicans in the South. This vibrant colonial culture experienced great deals of self-government, but when the British used tighter grips upon the colonists, the colonists fought back.

Starting in April of 1775, and formalizing on July 4, 1776, the US declared independence from . Fighting until 1783, the colonists managed to gain independence with the help of the French Empire.