I would also point out that, in the US, the idea that American identity trumps state identity is something that really only came into its own after the Civil Wa

I would also point out that, in the US, the idea that American identity trumps state identity is something that really only came into its own after the Civil War. When the Civil War broke out, a large number of the United States' senior officers chose to put state identity ahead of national identity and fight with the Confederate States of America, knowing full well that doing so would cause them to break their vow to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.