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What if the 2nd Continental Congress in an effort to distance it's and the nation's self from the colors of the British Empire decided to do away with the "Continental Colors" flag and adopt Gadsons as the national flag in 1777?
Could this have been possible at the time?
What effect could it have on the War effort and the political organization in the aftermath?