Slogan


Time


Event

A group of Americans threw 342 boxes of tea into Boston Harbour(波士顿港）.
Introduction to British and American Culture
The War of Independence
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The Birth of the United States


The Conflict between Britain and the American Colonists The War of Independence
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The First Permanent English Colony
• In 1607 • Three ships crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed by the side of a river--the James River. • The first English colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia.
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The Conflict between Britain and the American Colonists

Background


The British government started imposing new taxes on sugar, coffee and textiles(纺织业) . They passed many laws such as the Quartering Act and the Stamp Act(印花税法 ).
• The Southern states
• Claimed for themselves the Confederate States (or the Confederacy) • Slavery continued
• The Northern States
• Fought to maintain the Union • Called the Union States • Slavery had been abolished
The Great Depression
① In October 1929, the stock market crashed, marketing the beginning of the Great Depression.
• Dorothea Lange‘s Migrant Mother, depicts destitute pea pickers in California
California Gold Rush加州淘金者
People traveled to California in the search for quick riches. The number of westward migrants multiplied.
The American Civil War南北战争
– which granted freedom to about 4 million slaves.
• Made a famous speech in Gettysburg.
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The Civil War
• on April 9, 1865 – The Civil War officially ended with the unconditional surrender of the South. Nhomakorabea• Time
– On October 19, 1781
• Result
– The British soldiers were forced to surrender.
• Consequences
– George Washington became the first President. – The 4th of July became the national holiday of America--- the Independence Day.
②
During this time, the United States experienced deflation, unemployment soared from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933, and manufacturing output collapsed by one-third.
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Complete a Timeline
• 1763: The French and Indian War ended • 1773: Boston Tea Party/Tea Act _______________________________ • 1774: The First Continental Congress • 1775: ________________________________ The War of Independence began • 1776: Declaration of Independence was adopted ________________________________ • 1781: The War of Independence ended ________________________________
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The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress officially declared independence and formed the United States of America by adopting the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson（托马斯· 杰斐逊）of Virginia. (July 4 is celebrated as the nation's birthday.)
Slavery
Political power Support
Continued __________ More powerful The Confederacy
Abolished
Less __________ powerful ____________ The Union
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Boston Tea Party 波士顿倾茶事件

Background

In 1773, British government passed a new law--the Tea Act. “No taxation without representation” December 16, 1773


Northern vs. Southern Abraham Lincoln
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Northern vs. Southern
• Three significant conflicts between the North and South of America.
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Northern vs. Southern
Issues
Economy
Southern States
Plantations
Northern States
Manufacturing __________center
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History of the United States
Introduction
• • • • • The Discovery of America The War of Independence The American Civil War Westward Expansion The Great Depression
Westward Expansion – “Manifest
Destiny” 西进运动
1. The hardship of early pioneer settlers – Oregon Trail (俄勒冈小道) • The trip on foot took four to six months. •
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The Founding of the Thirteen Colonies
• During the first 150 years, the British colonies in North America became a “melting pot”. • By the early 1760s, English settlers had established 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast.