2006-06-14 01:04:10 · 5 answers · asked by whazoo77 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
[Uncle Sam] name used to designate the U.S. government. The term arose in the War of 1812 and seems at first to have been used derisively by those opposed to the war. Possibly it was an expansion of the letters U.S. on uniforms and government property, but some sources attribute the.
2006-06-14 01:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by g3010 7 · 19⤊ 0⤋
Samuel Wilson packaged meat and shipped it to the US Army during the war of 1812. The packages were labeled with the letters US, and someone attributed it to Uncle Sam Wilson. This led to the idea that Uncle Sam represented the Federal Government. He was born in Massachusetts and walked to Troy, NY, where he stayed and is buried.
2006-06-14 02:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my memory is correct, the term US (Uncle Same) was derived from a food supplier from Troy, New York. The time frame I can not answer, however, I am 99.9% certain that this will lead you to another supplement about the coinage of Uncle Sam.
2006-06-14 01:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by inyone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound arguments here.
2016-08-22 23:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you perhaps give more details?
2016-08-07 23:57:41 · answer #5 · answered by Adella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋