Who's Uncle Sam? Why is it a symbol of American culture?

Uncle Sam is used to refer to "the United States" or "the American government", mainly used in the United States and Britain, especially in the press. "Uncle Sam" is an American nickname, which is as famous as the Statue of Liberty.

The nickname "Uncle Sam" came into being during the Second American-British War. 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 worked as a quartermaster inspector in new york and New Jersey, responsible for stamping beef barrels and wine barrels for the army.

/kloc-in October, the governor of New York showed some people around his processing plant. When they saw the logo of E.A.U.S. on the beef barrel, they asked what it meant. The worker replied that E.A. is the name of an arms contractor and U.S. is the abbreviation of America. Coincidentally, the abbreviation of "Uncle Sam" is also U.S., so a worker jokingly said that U.S. is "Uncle Sam". After this interesting story spread, "Uncle Sam" became famous in one fell swoop. 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 Revolution. Gradually, Uncle Sam replaced the Jonathan brothers 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, the nickname has spread like wildfire. During the First World War, a poster of "Uncle Sam" calling on American youth to become soldiers was widely circulated. 196 1 year, the US Congress officially recognized "Uncle Sam" as the national symbol of the United States.

The image of Uncle Sam is: tall, with white hair, a little white beard on his chin, wearing a dark blue coat and a tall hat with stars on it.

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