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Subj: Today in History - Sep 9
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1776
Congress renames the nation "United States of America"
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress formally declares
the name of the new nation to be the "United States" of America.
This replaced the term "United Colonies," which had been in
general use.
In the Congressional declaration dated September 9, 1776, the
delegates wrote, "That in all continental commissions, and other
instruments, where, heretofore, the words `United Colonies' have
been used, the stile be altered for the future to the "United
States."
A resolution by Richard Henry Lee, which had been presented to
Congress on June 7 and approved on July 2, 1776, issued the
resolve, "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to
be, free and independent States_." As a result, John Adams
thought July 2 would be celebrated as "the most memorable epoch
in the history of America." Instead, the day has been largely
forgotten in favor of July 4, when Jefferson's edited Declaration
of Independence was adopted. That document also states, "That
these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be FREE AND
INDEPENDENT STATES." However, Lee began with the line, while
Jefferson saved it for the middle of his closing paragraph.
By September, the Declaration of Independence had been drafted,
signed, printed and sent to Great Britain. What Congress had
declared to be true on paper in July was clearly the case in
practice, as Patriot blood was spilled against the British on the
battlefields of Boston, Montreal, Quebec and New York. Congress
had created a country from a cluster of colonies and the nation's
new name reflected that reality.
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