美国历史简介.ppt

eHistory of the United StatesIntroduction?The Discovery of America?The War of Independence?The American Civil War?Westward Expansion?The Great DepressionIntroduction to British and American CultureThe Discovery of AmericaColumbus?In 1492, Columbus landed at one of the Caribbean islands.?Columbus called the local people Indian = native AmericanAmerigo i阿美利哥韦斯普奇(意大利航海家,商人,美洲新大陆以其命名为America)?He first confirmed the fact that a new continent had been discovered.?The New World was named America to honor Amerigo to British and American CultureWhy did the early e toAmerica??Opportunity–It drew English merchants who dreamed of establishing great new estates out of the wildness.–It drew carpenters, bakers, tailors and other skilled workmen who could not find job in England.–It drew the poor and the homeless from farmlands and villages.–It drew many English in search of religious freedom.?In 1620, a tiny ship called the “May flower”sailed from England for the New world, with 102 passengers. 50% were Pilgrims. Landed in what is now Plymouth,Massachusetts.?Pilgrim FathersThe Founding of the 13 Colonies–The first English colony in America was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607–Between 1607 and 1733the British established 13 colonies along the east coast of North America. The American War of Independence?What were the causes of the War of Independence?Britain’s colonial policy?The economy in the 13 colonies developed very fast?The British government was to bring the development under control and to collect more taxes from the colonies.?“No taxation without representation”?( 无代表,不纳税)How was the War of Independence started??The “Boston Tea Party”?In 1773, several dozen Boston residents boarded the ship at night and threw $75,000 worth of tea into the harbor. ?The start of the war?In 1775, about 1,000 British soldiers were sent from Boston to seize the military supplies of the American militia. When they arrived at Lexingtonthey were met by the armed