According to Google, Confucius was born in the year 551 BC. Gunpowder was used by the people of the T'ang Dynasty around 700 AD (however gunpowder wasn't used as a weapon until 904 AD.) 551 BC + 700 AD = 1, 251. So the birth of Confucius and gunpowder have around 1, 251 years of difference.
Legal resident. a native would be your native born Americans. a naturalized citizen is someone who became a citizen. and an alien is someone who is illegally staying here.
