Friday, July 12, 1776. One Country (absent that problematic Quebec).

The Second Continental Congress received the first draft of the Articles of Confederation.

Contrary to some latter day suggestions, this demonstrates that the thirteen colonies who had declared independence conceived of themselves as one confederation, i.e., one country, right from the onset.

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Tuesday, July 9, 1776. Troops read the Declaration of Independence.

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