Exactly what its named. America declared independence from England. They wrote the document proving that.
The continent was named first. The supercontinent of America first carried the name in 1507 (source link below). The country United States of America was first named in 1776 in the full title of the Declaration of Independence.
The modern country of Israel was formed in 1948 within the borders of what had been the historic region of Palestine. The term had existed for two thousand years, ever since the Romans named it Syria-Palaestina as punishment for the Jewish Revolts.
Charles Carroll, the man the town is named after, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
--------Bolivia was named for Simon Bolivar: From Wikipedia: Independence was proclaimed in 1809, but sixteen years of struggle followed before the establishment of the republic, named for Simón Bolívar, on August 6, 1825 (see Bolivian War of Independence). From Infoplease: The country won its independence in 1825 and was named after Simón Bolívar, the famous liberator. From the CIA World Factbook: Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. From the World Atlas: In 1809, the "Liberator," Simon Bolivar (Bolivia's namesake) began the battle for independence, and after the Spanish defeat in 1824, Bolivia finally gained its hard-fough freedom in 1825. From the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: In recognition of Bolívar's support, congressional leaders named the new republic Bolivia in his honour.
It's the Arabian country that is named by all Arabs as Palestine,however it was occupied in 1948 by the Jews who named it Israel.
Exactly what its named. America declared independence from England. They wrote the document proving that.
After Independence of India in 1947 ,MUSLIMS have fought and separated and named there country as Pakistan
Jordan, the country, was named after the river of Jordan which lies between it & Palestine.
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There is no country named Palestine. However, there is the Negev Desert in Israel.
They were still there, the territory just happened to be named as Mandatory Palestine. Prior to independence the Proto-Israeli Jewish community was called the Yishuv.This question could be asked of any newly formed nation that was previously controlled by an empire, i.e. Where were the US Americans before the United States became independent? -- In the same place, it just happened to be called the Thirteen Colonies. In both cases, the initial populations have been bolstered quite substantially by later immigration, but this does not change the fact that before independence that the people who declared independence were already in the country-to-be.
It's the Arabian country Palestine, which is for Arabs (regardless of their religions). It's claimed by Jews who occupied it in 1948 & named it Israel.
The Romans wanted to wipe out remnant of the Jews in ancient Palestine, so they named it Palestine after the Philistine nation that lived across the Jordan.
Bolivia. Simon Bolivar helped in the independence from Spain.
Gandhi's achievement his leading his country India to independence.
The Romans imposed that name upon it.