Exhibit 5.0


                                  LAW OFFICES

                           THOMAS PROUSALIS, P.L.L.C.

                                   SUITE 200
                        1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. N. W.
                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006
                                 (202) 296-9400

FEDERAL PRACTICE                                        FACSIMILE (202) 296-9403

                               September 11, 2002

Board of Directors
The American Corporation
6135 Park South Drive
Suite 510
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210

     Re: The American Corporation
         SB-2 Registration Statement, and related Prospectus

Gentlemen:

     As counsel to The American Corporation ("Registrant"), a Delaware
corporation, in connection with the above-referenced SB-2 Registration
Statement, and related Prospectus ("Registration Statement"), related to the
registration of 200,000 units, comprising 1,000,000 shares of common stock
and 1,000,000 redeemable warrants, I have examined the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws of the Registrant, and such other materials as I
have deemed relevant and material. Based on the foregoing, and certain
representations of the officers, directors and representatives of the
Registrant, it is the opinion of this firm that:

     The Registrant has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good
standing in the State of Delaware, the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

     The aforementioned securities to be registered pursuant to the Registration
Statement have been duly and validly authorized by the requisite corporate
action in accordance with the general requirements of corporation law.

     When, as and if the aforementioned securities are delivered against
payment in accordance with the Registration Statement, such securities will
be validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable in accordance
with the general requirements of corporation law.




     I hereby consent to the use of the opinion of this firm as Exhibit 5.0 to
the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to its name in
such Registration Statement, as amended.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          THOMAS PROUSALIS, P.L.L.C.


                                          By: /s/ THOMAS T. PROUSALIS, JR.
                                              -----------------------------
                                              Thomas T. Prousalis, Jr.




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