99_a_factbook_2_2010
The United States was founded not as one nation but as a union of 13 colonies , each claiming independence from the British Crown .

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arc(r_0099_0004__was_r_0099_0005__founded,r_0099_0001__The_r_0099_0002__United_r_0099_0003__States,arg1).
arc(r_0099_0004__was_r_0099_0005__founded,r_0099_0006__not_r_0099_0010__but,prd).
arc(r_0099_0006__not_r_0099_0010__but,r_0099_0008__one_r_0099_0009__nation,r_0099_0007__as__prd).
arc(r_0099_0006__not_r_0099_0010__but,r_0099_0012__a_r_0099_0013__union,r_0099_0011__as__prd).
arc(r_0099_0012__a_r_0099_0013__union,r_0099_0015__13_r_0099_0016__colonies,r_0099_0014__of).
arc(r_0099_0018__each__quant,r_0099_0004__was_r_0099_0005__founded,scope).
arc(r_0099_0018__each__quant,r_0099_0019__claiming,restriction).
arc(r_0099_0019__claiming,r_0099_0020__independence,arg1).
arc(r_0099_0019__claiming,z_0099_1010,arg0).
arc(r_0099_0020__independence,r_0099_0022__the_r_0099_0023__British_r_0099_0024__Crown,r_0099_0021__from).
arc(z_0099_1010,r_0099_0015__13_r_0099_0016__colonies,prn).


IP-MAT NP-SBJ D The NPR United NPRS States BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * VVN founded PP-PRD NEG not PP-PRD P-ROLE as NP NUM one N nation CONJP CONJ but PP-PRD P-ROLE as NP D a N union PP P-ROLE of NP NUM 13 NS colonies PUNC , PRN NP Q;_nphd_ each IP-PPL VAG claiming NP-OB1 N independence PP P-ROLE from NP D the NPR British NPR Crown PUNC .
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D The;{the})
                  (NPR United;{United})
                  (NPRS States;{States}))
          (BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was;{be})
          (IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
                      (VVN founded;{found})
                      (PP-PRD (NEG not;{not})
                              (PP-PRD (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                      (NP (NUM one;{one})
                                          (N nation;{nation})))
                              (CONJP (CONJ but;{but})
                                     (PP-PRD (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                             (NP (D a;{a})
                                                 (N union;{union})
                                                 (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                     (NP (NUM 13)
                                                         (NS colonies;{colony})
                                                         (PUNC ,)
                                                         (PRN (NP (Q;_nphd_ each;{each})
                                                                  (IP-PPL (VAG claiming;{claim})
                                                                          (NP-OB1 (N independence;{independence})
                                                                                  (PP (P-ROLE from;{from})
                                                                                      (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                          (NPR British;{British})
                                                                                          (NPR Crown;{Crown}))))))))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 99_a_factbook_2_2010))