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== Creation of the United States: Articles of Confederation & U.S. Constitution == | == Creation of the United States: Articles of Confederation & U.S. Constitution == | ||
* "united States" was first used (or prominently used) in the Declaration of Independence | |||
** but the term "united" was a modifier, not proper noun. | |||
** The Second Continental Congress officially adopted the name "united Colonies" (lower case "united") on Sept. 9, 1776, | |||
*** as it was also termed in the Declaration of Independence (" The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America"). | |||
** 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'" (capitalized "United", and so now a proper noun). | |||
* 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 === | ||