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AmericanEconomy PPT制作 PPT主讲 Contents 1 Shareavideo 2 Generalintroduction 3 HistoryofAmericanEconomy 4 CurrentAmericanEconomy 目录 Now we dliketoshareavideoforyou 1 TheUnitedStatesiscurrentlythelargestindustrialnationintheworld 2 TheAmericanfreeenterprisesystememphasizesprivateownership 1 Itisaneconomicandtechnologicalgiant 2 Itranksfirstinsuchfieldsinsuchfieldsascomputerstechnology spacetechnology nuclearenergyandelectronics 1 Businessesaredirectlyorindirectlyownedandoperatedbyprivateindividuals 2 Thefederalgovernmentisinvolvedinthesystembyregulatingbusinessesincertainways Generalintroduction AmericainthecolonialEra threeparts TheCivilwar TheWarofindependence HistoryofAmericanEconomy Wecanappreciateavideo AmericainthecolonialEra 一 PilgrimFathers In1620 Puritans thePilgrimFatherssailedforVirginiaaboardtheshipMayflower 1 ThereasontofleefromEnglandistoavoidthereligiouspersecution 2 TheyLandedinwhatisnowPlymouth Massachusetts 二 BostonTeaParty 1 In1773 patriotsstagedthe BostonTeaParty inresponsetotheteatax 2 TheyboardedBritishmerchantshipsandtossed342cratesofteaintoBostonharbor 3 BritishParliamentthenpassedTheIntolerableActs 三 TheFirstContinentalCongressheldinSeptember 1774 AmeetingofcolonialleaderswhoopposedBritishoppressionwasheldinPhiladelphia TheyurgedAmericanstodisobeyTheIntolerableActsandtoboycott 抵制 Britishtrade Atthesametime thecolonistsbegantodefendthemselves TheWarofindependence 一 TheShotofLexington1 OnApril19 BritishtroopsweresenttoLexingtonandConcordtodisarmtheAmericanmilitiamen 2 ThefirstshotintheAmericanWarofIndependence 二 TheSecondContinentalCongress1 ItwasHeldinPhiladelphiainMay17752 Assumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment3FoundingContinentalArmyandNavyunderthecommandofGeorgeWashington Printingpapermoneyandopeningdiplomaticrelationswithforeignpowers GeorgeWashington awealthyVirginiaplanter wasrespectedasamanofabilityandintegrity OnceacolonelintheFrenchandIndianWar OneofthefewAmericanswithconsiderablemilitaryexperience LedthecontinentalarmytothevictoryoftheIndependenceWar 三 DeclarationofIndependence1 TheDeclarationofIndependencewasdraftbyThomasJefferson 2 OnJuly4 1776 theDeclarationofIndependencewassigned 四 ProcessoftheWar1 Itdraggedonforsevenyears 2 Obstaclesforthecontinent3 larmy 4 Noenoughsupplies 5 Tiredandhungry whileBritishtroopsfreshandwell equipped 6 BythemiddleofDecember 1776 theRevolutionseemedlost TheWarofindependence TheCivilwar OnFeb4 1861 AbrahamLincolntookoffice ayoungman lawyerinIllinois beganhispoliticalcareerbyservingfourtermsinthestatelegislatureandthenonetermintheHouseofRepresentatives Heinsistedslaverywasevilandshouldberestrictedandultimatelyabolished ChallengesAbrahamLincolnfaced 1 priority keepingtheUnitedStatesonecountry2 11southernstatessecededfromFederalUnionproclaimedanindependentnation3 issuedtheEmancipationProclamation 解放宣言 grantingfreedomtoallslaves 4 OnApril14 LincolnwasassassinatedbyactorJohnWilkesBooth 5 InfluenceoftheCivilWar CurrentAmericanEconomy Naturalfactors1 VastnessofthelandLargeareasoflevelorgentlyrollingland especiallyintheGreatPlains provideidealconditionsforlarge scaleagriculture TodaytheaverageAmericanfarmcoversabout460acres 2 GenerosityofnatureOnlyinarelativelysmallareaoftheWestarerainfallandsnowfallsolimitedthatdesertsexist Elsewhere rainfallrangesfrommodesttoabundant andriversandundergroundwaterallowforirrigationwherenecessary Humanitiesfactor1 LargecapitalinvestmentsandincreasinguseofhighlytrainedlaborhavealsocontributedtothesuccessofAmericanagriculture 2 Biotechnologyhasledtothedevelopmentofseedsthataredisease anddrought resistant 3 Computertrackfarmoperations andevenspacetechnologyisutilizedtofindthebestplacetoplantcrops 4 Researchersperiodicallyintroducenewfoodproductsandnewmethodsforraisingthem Agriculture WhydoesAmericanagricultureassumearichnessandvarietyunmatchedinmostpartsoftheworld Agriculture WhatisAmerican agribusiness Itisatermcreatedtoreflectthebig corporatenatureofmanyfarmenterprises ThecompositionofAmerican agribusiness Itincludessmall one familycorporations hugeconglomerates multinationalfirms TheoutputofAmericanagricultureOne thirdofthecropsareexportedtoEurope Asia AfricaandLatinAmerica Americanagricultureexportsareestimatedtoamountto 143billionin2013 ManufacturingIndustry Thefourlargestmanufacturingindustriesare computersandelectronicproducts chemicals food beverageandtobacco andpetroleumproducts Theyaccountforabout51 oftheU S manufacturingGDP ServiceIndustry TheAmericanservicesectorinvolvesthreecategories 1 Servicesfortheaffluentincludecommercialbanking lifeinsurance realestateandlawservices 2 Welfareservicesincludehealthcare education governmentandsocialservices 3 Servicesprovidedbythepoorusuallycovertwomajorindustries servicestobuildingsanddwellings andretailservices bothrequiringlittleskill High techIndustry America shigh techindustryranksfirstintheworldandplaysanimportantroleinthecountry seconomicgrowth Suchas computers engineering informationtechnologyandsoon ForeignTrade ExportsTheexportsofU S goodsandservicesreachedanall timerecordduring2012 totaling 2 2trillion Themostimportantproductsforexportareofficemachines householdappliances transportationandcommunicationequipment chemicals textile metalmanufacturers petroleumproducts paperandotherproductsmadefromwoodandrubber ImportsAmericatakesinthelargestperce