What does African-American mean? Put it simply and clearly.

African American residents. People born in Africa or immigrated from Africa to the United States.

The United States of America (English: United States), referred to as "the United States" for short, is a federal constitutional country composed of Washington, D.C., 50 states, Guam and many other overseas territories. Its main part is located in central North America. The first edition of the CIA's "World Survey" was from 1989 to 1996. The United States has a total area of 9.373 million square kilometers and a population of 330 million. It is an immigrant country with a common English. The United States was the first place where Indians lived. At the end of 15, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Britain immigrated here one after another.

13 Before the 8th century, Britain established13 British North American colony on the Atlantic coast of the United States. 1775, the American people broke out the war of independence against the colonial rule of the British Empire. 1776 On July 4th, the Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia. George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and issued the Declaration of Independence, announcing the formal establishment of the United States of America. 1783 At the end of the War of Independence, Britain recognized the independence of 13 colonies. 1787, the constitution of the United States was passed, and a federal state was established. From 186 1 to 1865, the American Civil War broke out. Abraham lincoln led the free states in the north to defeat the slave states in the south.

Since then, the United States has ended the "semi-slave and semi-free state" and started to implement free capitalism in an all-round way, and embarked on the road of rapid development. During the period of 1803- 1959, the territory was continuously expanded through purchase and war. America is a highly developed capitalist country. In the two world wars, the United States and other allies won, and after decades of cold war, they became the only superpower after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, leading the world in the fields of economy, culture and industry. The White House, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Hollywood, Broadway and so on in the United States enjoy world reputation.

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