Roger Lamprey wrote: > When recording the place of an event, we should record it as > it was at the time of the event, rather than as it would be > referred to today. > > In that case, how should we refer to the American Colonies > as a group for events taking place before the United States > became a nation (maybe just "American Colonies"?). And, at > what date did the crossover from that name to "United > States" take place?
IIRC: The "United States" was officially born in Oct 1797. Between The Treaty of Paris and Oct 1797, we were a Confederation. Between the Surrender at Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris -- I've never seen an official collective noun. Far's I've seen, only the state-name was being used for the 13-originals. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
