Our country was called “America,” and we were called “Americans.” Here was a natural, unsought, and instinctive name,--a growth, and not a creation,--implying national unity and predominance, if not exclusive power, on the continent.
Sumner describes how the term 'America' and its people, 'Americans,' emerged organically, symbolizing national unity.
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