After America was discovered, it was ( obviously ) named " America " therefore, anyone born in this country is an American, just like people from Germany are Germans.
They were not "Americans" in the political sense...meaning, they were not citizens of the country of the Unites States of America. They were "Americans" in the sense that they were native to the continent of North America, which at that time, most of which was not controlled by any government.
It caused many Americans to become obese.
Many Americans came to live there more than British.
Because the name "United States of America" produces the adjective "American." If Canada were to rename itself the "Canadian Provinces of America," its citizens might also become "Americans." (And if the US had shortened its name to "United States," its citizens might have become known as Statesians or Uniteds.)Another answer:Usage over time has resulted in the term Americans for citizens of the US. Canada and Mexico are included in the term North Americans. And the term America's refers to all of North and South America.
America disagreed with Britain's king and wanted to become their own country, so they fought for independence.
Early Americans, or Native Americans, migrated from East Asia to North America and then from here into South America, where their people flourished for thousands of years.
In America Americans actually write 2+3 like this: ):_{{!
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At the time, Americans were British! They were British colonists! Of course they were allies! The British colonists in America wanted French land and Great Britain wanted to take over the fur trade in North America.
Canadians are living in America legally, they live in North America. Did you mean United States of America ? Mexicans, Canadians and USA people are Americans, north Americans. Or do you think that United States of America has bought North America ?People who lived in USA must be called United States Americans, not only "Americans" or "America", because Americans are people living in North, Central, and South America. Your question should be : Do canadians ever come to the United States illegaly ? or : Do United States Americans go to Canada ilegally ?
They were not Americans until they came here!