United Colonies

United Colonies of North-America
(1775–1776)
United Colonies (1776)
United States (1776–1781)
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Flag of the United States (1777–1795)
Thirteen Colonies of North America: Dark Red = New England colonies. Bright Red = Middle Atlantic colonies. Red-brown = Southern colonies.
Thirteen Colonies of North America:
Dark Red = New England colonies.
Bright Red = Middle Atlantic colonies.
Red-brown = Southern colonies.
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalPhiladelphia
(de facto)
Common languagesEnglish
GovernmentRevolutionary confederation
President of the Continental Congress 
• 1775
Peyton Randolph (first)
• 1779-1781
Samuel Huntington (last)
LegislatureContinental Congress
Historical eraAmerican Revolutionary War
May 10, 1775
July 2, 1776
July 4, 1776
CurrencyContinental currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Thirteen Colonies
The United States of America

The United Colonies of North-America[1][2] was the official name as used by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia for the newly formed proto-state comprising the Thirteen Colonies in 1775 and 1776, before and as independence was declared. Continental currency banknotes displayed the name 'The United Colonies' from May 1775 until February 1777, and the name was being used to refer to the colonies as a whole before the Second Congress met.

  1. ^ Aitken, R. (1777). "I". Journals of Congress. Philadelphia. pp. 143–8. A Declaration by the Reprensentatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and Necessity of their taking up Arms.
  2. ^ Reprensentatives of the United Colonies of North-America (July 6, 1775). "A Declaration by the Reprensentatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and Necessity of their taking up Arms". Philadelphia. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. A Declaration by the Reprensentatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and Necessity of their taking up Arms.

United Colonies

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