How do Europeans refer to the US?

The question was – Why do Europeans, especially the British, call the United States “America” or “the states”? Actually the ‘land form’ is called ‘the Americas’ or the Western Hemisphere. As for the reference, I have usually used America in my years, probably as a ‘short form’ for ‘the United States of America.

How did Europeans view North America?

Thus to Europeans North America was a land of abundance and easy living–nature provided abundantly for Indians. They saw Native Americans as without religion or government, their cermonies as devil worship, and they did not conform to biblical ideals about shame over nudity, etc.

How did the discovery of America affect Europe?

Global patterns of trade were overturned, as crops grown in the New World–including tobacco, rice, and vastly expanded production of sugar–fed growing consumer markets in Europe. Even the natural environment was transformed. Europeans cleared vast tracks of forested land and inadvertently introduced Old World weeds.

Does America refer to the United States?

[the] terms “America”, “American(s)” and “Americas” refer not only to the United States, but to all of North America and South America. They may be used in any of their senses, including references to just the United States, if the context is clear.

How do the British refer to the United States?

Odd thing is, the British think Americans commonly use ‘the States’ (they don’t), and the Americans think the British commonly use ‘the States’ (they do, but only because they mistakenly think that’s what Americans commonly do).

When did the Europeans came to America?

1492
While some Norse colonies were established in north eastern North America as early as the 10th century, systematic European colonization began in 1492.

Why we call the United States of America?

“North America” and “South America” are the proper nouns, names for two continents. So we won’t use “the” before them. In North America, 13 colonies united to form a nation. So they called themselves “the United States of America”.