USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the Americans called before the Revolutionary War?
A
Settlers
B
Native Americans
C
Colonists
D
Britians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Opponents of Britain were known as “Patriots” or “Whigs", while colonists who retained their allegiance to the Crown were known as “Loyalists” or “Tories".

Detailed explanation-2: -On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the “United Colonies.” The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America. This replaced the term “United Colonies, ” which had been in general use.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first English emigrants to what would become the New England colonies were a small group of Puritan separatists, later called the Pilgrims, who arrived in Plymouth in 1620 to found Plymouth Colony.

Detailed explanation-5: -The colonists reciprocated by dressing up as Indians for the Boston Tea Party. Before the American Revolution, did all colonists consider themselves Americans? Before the American Revolution, did all colonists consider themselves Americans? First, the war was not a revolution.

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