John Hasler wrote: > Ron Johnson writes: > >> The oldest nation[0] in the region gets to pick it's name and >> abbreviation. That would be "us". >> > > But we didn't. It was the Europeans who attached the label "american" to > first residents of the colonies and then to citizens of the United States > of America. 18th century "Americans" identified more closely with their > states than with the nation. A resident of Virginia would have said "I'm > a Virginian", not "I'm an American". >
18th century? I'm a Texan, and if I'm reminded in some way, then an American. -- Kent West <*)))>< http://kentwest.blogspot.com
