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Was was the name of the US before it was the US?

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There wasn't a name, England called them "the colonies" each colony had its own government and flag and did business as an individual entity. For example The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.. The United States was formed when the folks in Philadelphia signed the Declaration of Independence.
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