The discovery adds a new twist – as well as the mystery of the Planter's identity – to the search for the origin of a national name that has now become iconic.
Several references mistakenly credit Paine with formulating the name in January 1776.
Paine’s popular and persuasive book, "Common Sense,"
uses “United Colonies,”
“American states,” and
“FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES OF AMERICA,”
but he never uses the final form.
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Paine’s popular and persuasive book, "Common Sense,"
uses “United Colonies,”
“American states,” and
“FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES OF AMERICA,”
but he never uses the final form.
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