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The '''United States of America''',{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} also known as the '''United States''', was a former [[National government|nation]] of [[Earth]]. "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States.{{Ref/Novel|Id=harvestchapt2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} The nation, along with [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]], were reorganized into the [[United Republic of North America]].
The '''United States of America''',{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc296}} also known as the '''United States''', was a former [[National government|nation]] of [[Earth]]. "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States.{{Ref/Novel|Id=harvestchapt2|CH|Chapter=2}} The nation, along with [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]], were reorganized into the [[United Republic of North America]].
 
==Overview==
===Geography===
Chicago was a part of a region of the United States known as the [[Wikipedia:Midwestern United States|American Midwest]]. The United States was also composed of entities called "states".{{Ref/Reuse|harvestchapt2}}
 
====Locations====
*[[Alaska]]
*[[California]]
**[[San Francisco]]
*[[Kentucky]]
*[[Indiana]]
*[[Wisconsin]]
*[[Illinois]]
*[[Lake Michigan]]


==History==
==History==
===Early history===
===Early history===
In [[1775]],<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}}<ref name="halowarsbarracks">''Halowars.com'', UNSC - Barracks ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090312142038/http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/barracks.aspx Warback Machine archive] and [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Barracks|Halopedia archive]])</ref>
In [[1775]],{{Ref/Book|Id=encyctimeline|Enc09|Section=Timeline|Page=31}} the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}}<ref name="halowarsbarracks">''Halowars.com'', UNSC - Barracks ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090312142038/http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/barracks.aspx Warback Machine archive] and [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Barracks|Halopedia archive]])</ref>


The "first" [[American Civil War]] was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the [[Wikipedia:Union Army|Union army]].{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}}
The "first" [[American Civil War]] was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the [[Wikipedia:Union Army|Union army]].{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}}
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===20th and 21st-century===
===20th and 21st-century===
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|275px|An American astronaut on [[Luna]].]]
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|275px|An American astronaut on [[Luna]].]]
During [[World War II]], [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the US [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[fleet]] at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Silent Storm|Chapter=4}}
During [[World War II]], [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the US [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[fleet]] at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ss4|SS|Chapter=4}}


At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.<ref name="tilatpdopjc">''Halo: Evolutions'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]</ref> By [[1996]], US [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human being to have walked on [[Luna]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}}
At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=tilatpdopjc|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}} By [[1996]], US [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human being to have walked on [[Luna]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}}


The United States in the first years of the 21st-century served as the inspiration for a strategy and ethos the [[United Nations]] would use in the 22nd-century.<ref name="encyc42-43">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref> In [[2004]], [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]], an [[Artificial intelligence]] from [[2552]], hijacked a portion of the US payphone infrastructure. This resulted in payphone calls by her to [[Alaska]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Wikipedia:Montana|Montana]].{{Ref/Site|Id=sixdegrees|URL=http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/09/six-degrees-of.html
The United States in the first years of the 21st-century served as the inspiration for a strategy and ethos the [[United Nations]] would use in the 22nd-century.{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc42-43|Enc09|Section=Human Colonization of Space|Page=42-43}}
|Site=ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk|Page=six degrees of|Detail=|D=12|M=11|Y=2020}}  


===Later history===
===Later history===
Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave [[Earth]] favoring colonization.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Page 116 (Digital)''</ref>
Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave [[Earth]] favoring colonization.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=7}}


From [[2468]], [[Religion|Lutheran]] Americans of Germanic descent would colonize [[Harvest]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonies, p. 286-287 (2009); p. 298-299 (2011 edition)</ref>
From [[2468]], [[Religion|Lutheran]] Americans of Germanic descent would colonize [[Harvest]].{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Section=Human Colonies|Page=286-287}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Section=Human Colonies|Page=298-299}}


===The URNA===
===The URNA===
By [[2524]],{{Ref/Reuse|harvestchapt2}} the political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the [[United Republic of North America]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', Unified Ground Command, p. 54-55 (2011 edition)</ref> Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}}
By [[2524]],{{Ref/Reuse|harvestchapt2}} the political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the [[United Republic of North America]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc296}} The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Section=Unified Ground Command|Page=54-55}} Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=2}}


==Geography==
==Government==
Chicago was a part of a region of the United States known as the [[Wikipedia:Midwestern United States|American Midwest]]. The United States was also composed of entities called "states".{{Ref/Reuse|harvestchapt2}}
===Defenses===
The United States maintained for a time, the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|halowarsbarracks}} They would also maintain a fleet of ships for the Pacific Ocean.{{Ref/Reuse|ss4}}


===Locations===
==Society==
*[[Alaska]]
The midwestern United States had an "inflectionless nonaccent".{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[Blunt Instruments]]}}
*[[California]]
**[[San Francisco]]
*[[Kentucky]]
*[[Indiana]]
*[[Wisconsin]]
*[[Illinois]]
*[[Lake Michigan]]


==Government and society==
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
The midwestern United States had an "inflectionless nonaccent".<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', [[Blunt Instruments]]</ref>
===I love bees===
{{Main|I Love Bees (Blog)}}
In [[2004]], [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]], an [[Artificial intelligence]] from [[2552]], hijacked a portion of the US payphone infrastructure. This resulted in payphone calls by her to [[Alaska]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Wikipedia:Montana|Montana]].{{Ref/Site|Id=sixdegrees|URL=http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/09/six-degrees-of.html
|Site=ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk|Page=six degrees of|Detail=|D=12|M=11|Y=2020}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Latest revision as of 01:16, March 2, 2025

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United States of America
Historical overview

Reorganized into:

United Republic of North America[1][2]

 

The United States of America,[3][1][2] also known as the United States, was a former nation of Earth. "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States.[4] The nation, along with Canada and Mexico, were reorganized into the United Republic of North America.

Overview

Geography

Chicago was a part of a region of the United States known as the American Midwest. The United States was also composed of entities called "states".[4]

Locations

History

Early history

In 1775,[5] the United States Marine Corps was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the UNSC Marine Corps.[5][6]

The "first" American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the Union army.[7]

20th and 21st-century

An American astronaut on Luna.

During World War II, Isoroku Yamamoto crippled the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.[8]

At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.[7] By 1996, US Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell was the 6th human being to have walked on Luna.[9]

The United States in the first years of the 21st-century served as the inspiration for a strategy and ethos the United Nations would use in the 22nd-century.[10]

Later history

Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave Earth favoring colonization.[11]

From 2468, Lutheran Americans of Germanic descent would colonize Harvest.[12][13]

The URNA

By 2524,[4] the political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the United Republic of North America.[1][2] The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.[14] Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.[15]

Government

Defenses

The United States maintained for a time, the United States Marine Corps.[5][6] They would also maintain a fleet of ships for the Pacific Ocean.[8]

Society

The midwestern United States had an "inflectionless nonaccent".[16]

Non-canon and dubious canon appearances

I love bees

Main article: I Love Bees (Blog)

In 2004, Melissa, an Artificial intelligence from 2552, hijacked a portion of the US payphone infrastructure. This resulted in payphone calls by her to Alaska, Kentucky and Montana.[17]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 284-285
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 296-297
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 1
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Timeline, page 31
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Halowars.com, UNSC - Barracks (Warback Machine archive and Halopedia archive)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
  9. ^ Society of the Ancients, Members (Retrieved on Nov 22, 2007) [archive]
  10. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Human Colonization of Space, page 42-43
  11. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 7
  12. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Human Colonies, page 286-287
  13. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Human Colonies, page 298-299
  14. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Unified Ground Command, page 54-55
  15. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
  16. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Blunt Instruments
  17. ^ ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk, six degrees of (Retrieved on Nov 12, 2020) [archive]

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