Why did the U. S adopt the motto In God We Trust in 1956

as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a law officially declaring "In God We Trust" to be the nation's official motto.

It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.