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Preserving Revolutionary & Civil War History
Preserving Revolutionary & Civil War History
The Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on this day in 1776, declared that the name of the newly formed nation fighting for its independence from Great Britain would be “The United States.” This designation replaced the term “United Colonies,” then in general use. Beginning in March 1776, a series of articles — signed by…