How the union became the U.S.

14 Friday Mar 2014

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Before 1861, the two words “United States” were generally used as a plural noun: “The United States are a republic.”

After 1865, the United States became a singular noun. The loose union of states became a nation.

Source” Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution by James M. McPherson

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