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You're the one who indicated that there was no United States prior to 1796, and you're telling ME to be accurate?

Roughly, Walt. Roughly. The US really didn't get under way till roughly two decades after the DoI was signed. It was more than one decade, and I rounded up. Sue Me.

but

Fly your state flag on Independence day. That's what it's all about - State Independence.

And

Don't Forget

A Voluntary Union (with Consent of the Governed) Is a More Perfect Union.

Roughly, Walt. Roughly. The US really didn't get under way till roughly two decades after the DoI was signed. It was more than one decade, and I rounded up. Sue Me.

You're too dumb to even know when to let it drop.

The ARTICLES of CONFEDERATION and PERPETUAL UNION Between The States Of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-bay Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

ARTICLE I
The Stile of this Confederacy shall be "The United States of America".

The Articles were adopted in 1781, five years after the D of I was signed, not twenty years.