[Congressman Billybob]

Thomas Paine was the first person to publish the phrase. "The United States of America." In Common Sense. Jefferson may have been the second one to do that.

Congressman Billybob

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[Mr_Moonlight]

Thomas Paine was the first person to publish the phrase. "The United States of America." In Common Sense.

Interesting. And thanks for the link to your essay

MM

[snippy_about_it]

Billybob, I don’t see that phrase in Common Sense. Where do you see it used? I see united colonies but not United States of America, at least not within the text of Common Sense.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/text.html