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== | == Creation of the United States: Articles of Confederation & U.S. Constitution == | ||
"United States" was first used (or prominently used) in the Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress officially adopted the name "United Colonies" on Sept. 9, 1776. The Articles of Confederation, first drafted in June, 1776, then when adopted in 1781, stated, "The stile of this confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'" | |||
On March 4, 1789, when the Constitution was formally adopted , the named the country "United States" and called the Constitution, "this Constitution for the United States of America." | |||
=== Articles of Confederation Period === | === Articles of Confederation Period === | ||
* Articles of Confederation | * Articles of Confederation | ||
** proposed in June, 1776, adopted by the various states starting with Virginia in Dec., 1777, officially adopted with Maryland's ratification on Feb 2, 1781 (Delaware ratified it Feb 1, 1779; all other states ratified it across 1778). | |||
* Shay’s Rebellion | * Shay’s Rebellion | ||
* confederation | * confederation | ||
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== Early Republic == | |||
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* 12th Amendment | * 12th Amendment | ||