United States of America: Polity Style: 1776-2008 |
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| 4 Jul 1776 - | United States of America [1][2] |
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| [1] | Initially, in 1776, also styled United Colonies (the use of United States on official documents is encouraged by a resolution of the Congress 9 Sep 1776). |
| [2] | The polity and its style did not have Constitutional status until 1 Mar 1781, the day when the Articles of Confederation, first Constitution of the United States, went into effect. The style prescribed by the Articles of Confederation is The United States of America. The article is not prescribed as part of the style in the Constitution of 1789. |
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