Tag: Continental Congress

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9th September 1776: The name ‘United States’ of America adopted by the Second Continental Congress

9th September 2023
Tagged as: America, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Jefferson, Nationhood, Philadelphia, Politics, Thomas Jefferson, United States, USA

The new name for the former Thirteen Colonies represented a cohesive identity that united them under a common cause.

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14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States

14th June 2022
Tagged as: America, Continental Congress, Flag, Nationalism, United States, USA

The design of the flag of the United States has changed numerous times during its history to reflect the admission of more states into the Union.