Why do you call America Uncle Sam? Please tell the source! thank you

The nickname "Uncle Sam" came into being during the 18 12 American War of Independence. There is a meat packer named Samuel Wilson in Lowy, new york. He is honest and capable, full of entrepreneurial spirit and has great prestige in the local area. People affectionately call him "Uncle Sam". During the war, he served as a quartermaster inspector in new york and New Jersey, responsible for stamping beef barrels and wine barrels for the army.

1812 65438+10 In October, Governor new york showed some people around his processing plant. When they saw the mark of E.A.-U.S on the beef barrel, they asked what it meant. The staff replied that E.A. is the name of an arms contractor and U.S. is the abbreviation of the United States. Coincidentally, the abbreviation of "Uncle Sam" is also U.S., so a worker joked that U.S. is "Uncle Sam". After this interesting story spread, "Uncle Sam" became famous. People call those munitions food "food sent by Uncle Sam". After the War of Independence, a character named "Uncle Sam" began to appear in political cartoons. His prototype is an early cartoon character named "Jonathan Brothers", which was very famous during the American Revolutionary War. Gradually, Uncle Sam replaced Jonathan's brother and became the most popular symbol of Americans.

Americans also regard Uncle Sam's honesty, reliability, diligence and patriotism as the pride and quality of their own nation. Since then, this nickname has spread like wildfire. During the First World War, there was a poster of "Uncle Sam" calling on American youth to become soldiers, which was widely circulated. 196 1 year, the US Congress officially recognized "Uncle Sam" as the national symbol of the United States.