how did the name Uncle Sam come about?

Answer 1

Common folklore holds origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. The soldiers jokingly referred to it as the initials of the troops' meat supplier, "Uncle" Samuel Wilson, of Troy, New York. The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam." A monument marks his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and a monument marks his burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York.

Another theory suggests that Uncle Sam was a creation by Irish immigrants to the US who used the Gaelic acronym, SAM, or Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá, which is the translation for United States of America, as a nickname for their new host country. Unfortunately, however, the precise origin of the term may never be proven.

Answer 2

Uncle Sam was sometimes used as a term for the United States.

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Answer 3

During the civil war, a main supplier of supplies to the union troops was a guy by the name of Sam. The regulations required all product to be stamped with a US for United States. It was a simple step to go from US To Uncle Sam.

Answer 4

U.S uncle sam=united states
media campain to get people to buy war bonds
save metal.
join the army
easier to give to your uncle then the goverment

Answer 5

I don't know for sure but it might be about Samuel Adams because he was one of the leading architects of this country.
He was a magnificent man. www.history.com