He means that his name is both American and Dominican. His name speaks to the two worlds he lives in- - the world of a normal American kid and his cultural world of Spanish legacy. They propose two unique societies - Jonathan is more European and Rodriguez is Spanish. He was brought up in New York City, and furthermore rural Connecticut.
Do you mean the Civil War? The states never succeeded during the Revolutionary war because there were only 13 colonies.
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