why is The United States Of America called Uncle SAM?

Answer 1

The name "Uncle Sam" is said to have come about as a joke. Samuel Wilson was a leading supplier of provisions to the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, in barrels stamped with the letters "U.S.". Apparently, the transporters suggested the initials stood for "Uncle Sam" Wilson, and the suggestion that the shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government.

Answer 2

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, 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 U.S. 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.

Earlier representative figures of the United States included such beings as "Brother Jonathan," used by Punch magazine. These were overtaken by Uncle Sam somewhere around the time of the Civil War. The female personification "Columbia" has seldom been seen since the 1920s.

Answer 3

During the revolutionary war, the initials (SAM) of the major supplier of equipment to the Patriots were stamped on the goods. The soldiers referred to him as Uncle Sam and the nickname stuck.

Answer 4

Wh y do people type question like this here when the answer can easily be found on Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, or a long list of other web sites?

Is it that people are lazy and don't want to do the simplest of things for themselves?

As for Uncle Sam...type "uncle sam" into any of the above sites, and you will get your answer.

Thanks for the 2 points.

Answer 5

US United States
US Uncle Sam

Do you get it?

Answer 6

The President is refered to as uncle Sam? and not the U.S.A.

Answer 7

Since Bush got appointed "president", I've been using the phrase "Uncle Scam".

Answer 8

Uncle Tom would'nt cut it

Answer 9

Either your 12 years old. or you are from another country.
You have a computer...Now learn how to use it.

Answer 10

Tusa was too complicated