"Becoming"? Just cursorily, first there were the colonies - some of which felt more British than others - who well into the 1800's were essentially nations: yo

"Becoming"? Just cursorily, first there were the colonies - some of which felt more British than others - who well into the 1800's were essentially nations: you had your Georgia mans and your Virginia mans and so on. Even during the secession there were more than two groups people associated themselves with.