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    1. Samuel Wilson was an inspector of meat in Troy, NY for the US government during the War of 1812. Barrels of meat he inspected were marked "E.A., U.S." which workers thought meant "Uncle Sam" referring to Wilson as he had a lot of government contracts. This joke spread and the initials of the United States came to be known as Uncle Sam. 2. Before Uncle Sam, the symbol of the US was Brother Jonathan. He had similar features to Uncle Sam like striped pants and a top hat. During the Civil War he was commonly used but by 1864 Uncle Sam replaced him as the main symbol. 3. Thomas Nast popularized the image of Uncle

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    1. Samuel Wilson was an inspector of meat in Troy, NY for the US government during the War of 1812. Barrels of meat he inspected were marked "E.A., U.S." which workers thought meant "Uncle Sam" referring to Wilson as he had a lot of government contracts. This joke spread and the initials of the United States came to be known as Uncle Sam. 2. Before Uncle Sam, the symbol of the US was Brother Jonathan. He had similar features to Uncle Sam like striped pants and a top hat. During the Civil War he was commonly used but by 1864 Uncle Sam replaced him as the main symbol. 3. Thomas Nast popularized the image of Uncle

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    1. Samuel Wilson was an inspector of meat in Troy, NY for the US government during the War of 1812. Barrels of meat he inspected were marked "E.A., U.S." which workers thought meant "Uncle Sam" referring to Wilson as he had a lot of government contracts. This joke spread and the initials of the United States came to be known as Uncle Sam. 2. Before Uncle Sam, the symbol of the US was Brother Jonathan. He had similar features to Uncle Sam like striped pants and a top hat. During the Civil War he was commonly used but by 1864 Uncle Sam replaced him as the main symbol. 3. Thomas Nast popularized the image of Uncle

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    1. Samuel Wilson was an inspector of meat in Troy, NY for the US government during the War of 1812. Barrels of meat he inspected were marked "E.A., U.S." which workers thought meant "Uncle Sam" referring to Wilson as he had a lot of government contracts. This joke spread and the initials of the United States came to be known as Uncle Sam. 2. Before Uncle Sam, the symbol of the US was Brother Jonathan. He had similar features to Uncle Sam like striped pants and a top hat. During the Civil War he was commonly used but by 1864 Uncle Sam replaced him as the main symbol. 3. Thomas Nast popularized the image of Uncle

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    is a popular name for the government

    of the US. Its origin was as follows:


    Samuel Wilson, commonly called "Uncle
    Sam," was an inspector of beef and pork, in
    Troy, N.Y. He inspected the meat purchased for
    the government after the declaration of
    war against England in 1812. A contractor named
    Elbert Anderson purchased a quantity of
    provisions, and the barrels were marked "E.A.,"
    the initials of his name, and "U.S.," for United
    States. The latter initials were not familiar to
    Wilson's workmen, who inquired what they
    meant. A facetious fellow answered, "I don't
    know, unless they mean 'Uncle Sam." A vast
    amount of property afterwards passed through
    Wilson's hands, marked in the same way, and
    he was rallied on the extent of his
    possessions. The joke spread, and it was not long
    before the initials of the United States were regarded as "Uncle Sam," which name has been in
    popular parlance ever since. Even a popular song says: "Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a
    farm."
    So, by 1820, Uncle Sam was sometimes used as a term for the United States. The popular
    image of Uncle Sam did not emerge until some time later. In fact, prior to the Civil War, another
    character was much more commonly used as a symbol for our country; Brother Jonathan. Brother
    Jonathan had many of the features we associate with Uncle Sam: striped pants, a coat with tails, and
    a tall top hat. At the start of the Civil War, Brother Jonathan was almost always used as the symbol
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    features we associate with Uncle Sam:remains3.a When
    Uncle Sam did Uncle Sam become the
    perfectly achieve those ideals, poignant symbol and reminder of the goal and
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    objective... One Nation, Under God, with Liberty and Justice for All.
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    top hat.
    4. Who designed the popular image of
    4. Brother Jonathan gradually faded Uncle Sam?
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    away
    5. What ideas does Uncle Sam
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    5. The popular image of Uncle Sam was symbolize? Does he inspire Americans?
    defined in large part by Thomas Nast.
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