US History: Difference between revisions

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US History v. U.S. History

for course titles we will us "US History" as opposed to "U.S. History"
for generic references to the "History of the United States" (which is the Wikipedia wording), we will use ""US history" (i.e, not a course title)

we will refer to the "United States of America" as either "US" or "USA
- instead of "U.S." or "U.S.A."
however, we will refer to the United States Constitution as the '''"U.S. Constitution"'''

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 == Notes on abbreviations for "United States History"==
 * for course titles we will us "US History" as opposed to "U.S. History"
-* for generic references to the History of the United States (which is the wikipedia wording), we will use "U.S. history"
+* for generic references to the "History of the United States" (which is the Wikipedia wording), we will use ""US history" (i.e, not a course title)
-== Other uses of "United States==
+== Other uses of "United States of America" ==
-* we will refer to the United States Constitution as the "U.S. Constitution"
+* we will refer to the "United States of America" as either "US" or "USA
+** instead of "U.S." or "U.S.A."
+* however, we will refer to the United States Constitution as the <nowiki>'''"U.S. Constitution"'''</nowiki>
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