American History it what is written about America's past. When we do this, what ever happened in the past can be learned today. The weird thing about History, is that it can repeat itself. When this happens, such as wars, we write about it so then it will be in history books in the future.
Going to a university requires high school graduates to live far from home but this happens often some of the students have graduated recently and many of the graduates are reluctant to live far from home.