History of American Samoa
American Samoa consists of several islands in the eastern portion of the Samoan archipeligo. The Samoan islands were first settled by immigrants from the Lau Islands in Fiji, approximately 3,500 years ago.
Contact with Europeans began in the early 18th century, and by the mid 19th century, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States of America, had all established trading posts and were all claiming parts of the islands. The 1899 Treaty of Berlin divided the Samoan islands between Germany, and the United States of America, and U.S. Navy subsequently established a coaling station at Pago Pago Bay.
Paul Revere Made Two Epochal Rides for American Liberty
Paul Revere Made Two Epochal Rides for American Liberty
It is one of the ironies of American history that Paul Revere should be best remembered for a horse ride he never completed — and which triggered a war that might never have happened had he not galloped about in the night alarming the countryside.
Of greater significance, and a triumph of horsemanship, was another ride a year earlier by Revere in 1774.
Why You Should Enroll Your Child in an American School
The standard American school offers a different American-based curriculum which starts from the early preschool and up to Grade 12. Although each states within the United States sets a different curriculum standard, each school district within a state may have separate curriculum standards prepared in place. For an American elementary school, it ranges grades from the lower level (kindergarten) and up to the higher levels (grade 5 and 6). The elementary school usually focuses on social interaction, social exercises and games, and teaches the basics such as alphabet letters, numbers, and reading as well.
When a child passes elementary school, he will be sent straight to middle school which is taught in two different categories: educational and vocational. Students who do better in vocational occupations will be taught basic vocational skills while students who possess a particular aptitude toward educational work will be taught several high school and college prerequisites. High school comes after middle school, and generally, every student must obtain a total of 26 credits in order to earn a high school diploma. Among the subjects which are counted along these credits include English, maths, science, history, PE (physical education), arts, and language (optional/ if offered).