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United States Motto"In God We Trust" (Official) The official United States motto was first seen on a coin during the Civil War in 1864. The official adoption was an attempt to differentiate between the West's Christian values and the atheistic values of communism. If we go further back, the United States motto was born out of a wish to combine religious and national sentiments. The initial promoter was a Rev. M.R. Watkinson of Ridleyville PA who ambitiously wrote several letters to the Secretary of Treasury, Salmon P Chase, suggesting among other things "God, Liberty, Law". This specific suggestion in itself was not accepted but the idea of fusing religious and national feelings was, so in 1863 James Pollock (Director of the Mint) was asked to come up with a United States motto that could be used on coins. Pollock had quite a few suggestions: "God Our Trust", "God And Our Country", "Our God And Our Country", and "Our Trust Is In God". Chase chose a variation of the above "In God We Trust". The sentiments behind the U.S motto was that the Union sided with God in relation to the issue of slavery. The State of Florida has the same motto as the United States.
This U.S. motto became part of the great seal in 1782 and was considered the national motto. The symbolic meaning behind the motto was the great value of fusing of many different parts into one strong unit - from individual units to a federal state.
United States Nicknames Whereas there is only one official United States motto, there exist a number of state nicknames for the U.S.: "Uncle Sam" "Uncle Sam" was first seen as a cartoon character in magazines and newspapers in the early 19th century. The story goes that the inspiration for this "Uncle Sam" character was a meat purveyor by the name of Samuel Wilson. Known as Uncle Sam he put his initials (U.S.) on his meat. Subsequently U.S. was seen as an abbreviation for the United States. It was only later that Uncle Sam evolved into the white haired man with the top hat that we know today.
"The Melting Pot" This nickname is most often used when talking about the desirability of immigrants' assimilation. This notion, however, is challenged by advocates of multiculturalism. "The Land of Opportunity" "The Promised Land" United State Slogans "Discover America" "See America First" "This is America: We Don't Redistribute Wealth, You Earn It" "America's Hand and Penis Are Too Far Apart - That's Just Cruel"
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