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The '''United States of America''', or the '''United States''', is a country in central North America.

Originally founded as the '''Thirteen Colonies of British America''', what would become the United States was founded by [[Britain|British Empire]] as a part of its New World holdings, before becoming independent following the [[American Revolutionary War]].

==History==
===American Revolutionary War===
During the 18th century, the thirteen colonies of [[England|Britain]] in the New World revolted against their British oppressors and raised an army, which would be referred to as the [[Continental Army]]. The revolutionaries assigned [[George Washington]] as its general, and in 1775 the [[American Revolutionary War]] began between the Continental Army andd [[British Army]]. In the shadows of the conflict, a secret war the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] waged on both sides of the Revolution. [[Connor Kenway]], an Assassin originally hailing from the [[Mohawk]] tribe, allied himself with Washington, [[Benjamin Franklin]] and other leaders of the American revolutionaries to continue his own personal conflict with the Templars.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

In 1783, the Continental Army under George Washington,<ref name="AC3"/> who was aided by [[Third Apple|an Apple of Eden]],<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref> stood victorious over their British adversaries, and the {{wiki|Founding Fathers of the United States}} signed the {{wiki|United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence}}, thus founding the United States.<ref name="AC3"/>

===War for the Presidency===
Throughout history, the Assassins and Templars waged a secret political war to gain control over the United States via its Presidency. In 1933, [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] became the first known Templar to assume the Presidency, and in the process obtained the same Apple of Eden Washington wielded nearly two centuries before him.<ref name="Glyphs"/> Roosevelt co-founded [[Abstergo Industries]] alongside several other Templars in 1937,<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> and orchestrated [[World War II]] alongside fellow Templars [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="Glyphs"/>

In 1961, [[John F. Kennedy]] assumed the office of the American Presidency and did not share the Templars' and Abstergo's goals. When Kennedy planned a joint venture to the {{wiki|Moon}} - where [[Fifth Apple|an Apple of Eden]] was located - with the [[Russia|Soviet Union]], the Templars planned Kennedy's assassination. On 22 November, Kennedy was shot by the Templar sleeper agent [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] whilst the President was driving through {{wiki|Dallas}}, {{wiki|Texas}}. Kennedy's driver and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent [[William Greer]], who was trained by Abstergo using [[Second Apple|another Apple of Eden]], stole Kennedy's Apple in the confusion that ensued, and the Vice President and secret Templar [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] assumed the office.<ref name="Glyphs"/>

During the late 1990s, the Assassins and Templars were engaged in a solely-political war for the Presidency, with the Assassins supporting candidate [[Al Gore]] and the Templars using [[George W. Bush]] as their puppet. On 6 November 2000, the Templar sleeper agent [[Daniel Cross]] met with the [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]] of the Assassins, and subconsciously killed him. Daniel later returned to Abstergo Industries in [[Philadelphia]] where he was experimented on during his youth,<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #3</ref> and was tortured into revealing the locations of the Assassin hideouts he had visited, allowing the Templars to initiate "[[the Great Purge]]" to eradicate these Assassin hideouts. With the Mentor dead and the Assassin in disarray,<ref name="ACTFE">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Epilogue</ref> the Templars were successful in placing George W. Bush in the Presidential office.<ref name="Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Rifts]]</ref> By 2010, the Templars still held influence over the Presidency.<ref name="Abstergo emails">[http://abstergoindustries.com/portal/ AbstergoIndustries.com]</ref>

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