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Originally posted by RatedG²
If it were because of the Civil War, wouldn't it be North Americans and South Americans?
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The issue is thinking about one's country being "The US" as opposed to say, Arkansas or California. After all, the whole point of the US civil war (well, part of the point) was the idea that the Union was by consent, and if a member state (like Virginia or Florida) wanted out, they could leave.