Did you know the United States was called the United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Contrary to popular belief, the United States was officially named on Sept. 9, not July 4.<br /><br />On Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally changed the name of their new nation to the “United States of America,” rather than the “United Colonies,” which was in regular use at the time, according to History.com.<br /><br />While most credit Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence as the instigating force behind independence, it was actually a June 7 resolution on independence written by Virginian Richard Henry Lee that was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 2. As such, John Adams wrote to his wife that July 2 would be celebrated as “the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.”<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today">http://taskandpurpose.com/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/021/888/qrc/Declaration_Pg1of1_AC.jpg?1443054306"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today">The United States was born on September 9, 1776</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The United States Was Called The United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:03:50 -0400 Did you know the United States was called the United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Contrary to popular belief, the United States was officially named on Sept. 9, not July 4.<br /><br />On Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally changed the name of their new nation to the “United States of America,” rather than the “United Colonies,” which was in regular use at the time, according to History.com.<br /><br />While most credit Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence as the instigating force behind independence, it was actually a June 7 resolution on independence written by Virginian Richard Henry Lee that was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 2. As such, John Adams wrote to his wife that July 2 would be celebrated as “the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.”<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today">http://taskandpurpose.com/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/021/888/qrc/Declaration_Pg1of1_AC.jpg?1443054306"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://taskandpurpose.com/the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today">The United States was born on September 9, 1776</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The United States Was Called The United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SGT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:03:50 -0400 2015-09-11T15:03:50-04:00 Response by SFC Joseph James made Sep 11 at 2015 3:13 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776?n=959465&urlhash=959465 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m not sure people questioned when we officially owned the name. I think people only care about when our country was born. SFC Joseph James Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:13:16 -0400 2015-09-11T15:13:16-04:00 Response by SGT Scott Bell made Sep 11 at 2015 3:20 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776?n=959489&urlhash=959489 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No i did not SGT Scott Bell Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:20:52 -0400 2015-09-11T15:20:52-04:00 Response by LTC Stephen F. made Sep 11 at 2015 3:33 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776?n=959527&urlhash=959527 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Who called the colonies the United Colonies <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="520566" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/520566-11b2p-infantryman-airborne">SGT Private RallyPoint Member</a>?<br />That seems to be a name given by those wanting to break free from England so I expect it was not made public long before 1776 since that would bring charges of treason against whoever published it - if caught.<br />I suspect that was a name the local colonists used because it excluded the rest of North American British Colonies in Canada. I think the British referred to their colonies in America as the British colonies in America similar to the way they referred to other colonies. The individual people were either Tories or loyalists if they supported the Crown of England. LTC Stephen F. Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:33:23 -0400 2015-09-11T15:33:23-04:00 Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Sep 12 at 2015 9:28 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-the-united-states-was-called-the-united-colonies-until-sept-9-1776?n=960870&urlhash=960870 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>And it was illegal for Catholics to hold public office! SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:28:19 -0400 2015-09-12T09:28:19-04:00 2015-09-11T15:03:50-04:00