USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What motto represents the idea that our country came from 13 individual states to form one united country?
A
E Pluribus Unam
B
In God We Trust
C
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
D
Carpe Deim
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"E Pluribus Unum” was the motto proposed for the first Great Seal of the United States by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson in 1776. A latin phrase meaning “One from many, ” the phrase offered a strong statement of the American determination to form a single nation from a collection of states.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although “In God We Trust” is the official motto, “E Pluribus Unum” has long been acknowledged as a de facto national motto. After all, it is on the Great Seal of the United States, which was adopted in 1782.

Detailed explanation-3: -"E pluribus unum” is a traditional motto of the United States. It means “out of many, one” in Latin. It has been placed on the U.S. dollar bill, and other related items.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Latin phrase “e pluribus unum” which translates to “out of many, one” and which is the official motto of the United States of America, has roots in the writings of Virgil, the great Roman poet who lived from 70 to 19 BC.

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