#2 - 9/20/'14

Does the United States of America really deserve its name? This issue was discussed in American Studies class, and it was something that I never thought about. In my opinion, the United States was once united. This was shown during the existence of the first 13 colonies, when the men of the Congress all agreed upon the fact that they wanted to declare their independence from Great Britain. They all shared a common goal, and it eventually set them free from their colonizer. However, the U.S. came apart when the issue of slavery rose. The southern states refused to abolish slavery, and decided to secede themselves from the others who had different opinion from them. From then on, they established the Confederate States of America, and went on a war against the Union. This separation was over after the Civil War, and they were once more united. The most important question that remains is, are we still united? I believe that we are united because the states need each other to survive, and because they have equal representation in the U.S. government. Some states have what other states lack, for example, resources, and they can be the counterpart of one another. On top of this, the country provides all men, including women, children, poor, and other races, with equal rights. Therefore, the United States does deserve to be called, a single united country.