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1、 The origin and the colonial period(1607-1733) The War of Independence(1776-1783) The Civil War(1861-1865) The late 19 the century(1890-1914) The United States in the 20th Century The United States in the new millennium第1页/共21页 Christopher Columbus克里斯托弗哥伦布 In 1492. Christopher Columbus sailed west f

2、rom Europe and landed on one of Bhaman Islands in caribbean sae.The tribal people wrere later what we call Indians because he mistakenly thought he had arrived in the country where the people of India lived. Exploration, colonization and conquest began. 第2页/共21页第3页/共21页Mayflower and Mayflower Compac

3、t -1620English Puritans came to America in the Mayflower to escape religious persecution.It be described as “the only instance in human history of that positive, original, social compact” and it is popularly believed to have influenced the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.（Ameri

4、can tradition values)第4页/共21页George Washington 乔治华盛顿 When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ill

5、-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years. 当1775年5月第二次大陆会议在费城召开时，作为弗吉尼亚州的代表之一，华盛顿被选为大陆军的总司令。1775年7月3日，在马萨诸塞州的剑桥，他带领一支缺乏训练的军队开始了长达六年的艰苦战斗。 On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of offic

6、e as the first President of the United States. He died in 1799 and was hailed as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.第5页/共21页The War of Independence 1773 Boston Harbour Party 1774 First Contnental Congress 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord 1776 Second Continen

7、tal Congress adopted a Declaration of Independence第6页/共21页American Revolutionary War，17751783.In September 3, 1783, the two sides signed a peace treaty in Paris, the United Kingdom was forced to recognize the independence of the United states. Treaty of Paris 美英凡尔赛和约第7页/共21页Westward Movement 1820-18

8、49The early 19th century, thousands of people went across the Appalachian Mountains or moved to west, and some pioneers, moved to the United States border, and even to the places which belonged to Mexicos territory in depth, and between Alaska and California, Oregon. The pioneers are brave and dilig

9、ent, and they went to the west to seek a better life. （American tradition values)第8页/共21页The Civil War 1861-1865United States of America美利坚合众国（北军）Confederate States of America美利坚联盟国（南军） The Emancipation Proclamation Under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by

10、 the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. - Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865) Gettysburg Address 1863第9页/共21页Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕林肯He building the Republican Party into a strong national organization. He had already issued the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery. He promise

11、d to rebuild post-War America but was assassinated in April 1865. Lincolns death marked the first assassination of a U.S. president. He is continually considered to be one of the three greatest ever Presidents. 1864年，林肯再次当选为美国总统，在这之前，他建立了共和党。并颁布了结束奴隶制的解放奴隶宣言。虽然他承诺重建战后的美国，但是他却在1865年4月遭到枪杀。林肯是第一位遭到枪杀的

12、美国总统。他也被人们认为是美国最伟大的三位总统之一。第10页/共21页The late 19 the centuryWithin a few years after the end of the Civil War,the United States became a leading industrial power,and shrewd businessmen made great fortunes.Jonhn D.Rockefeller 洛克菲勒 OilAndrew Carnegie 卡耐基 Steelthe prevailing economic dogma of the time wa

13、s laissez-faire(来自法语，放任自由指政府对工商业采取的不干涉政策），let the government interfere with commerce as little as possible.First World War(1914-1918)The 1920s were an extraordinary and confusing time to American,when hedonism(享乐主义） coexisted with puritanical conservation.第11页/共21页the superficial prosperiy masked de

14、ep problems.With profits soaring and interest rates low,plenty of money was available for investment.Much of it,however,went into reckless speculation in the stock market,The bubble burst in 1929.The stock market crashed,triggering the Gteat Depression.第12页/共21页Theodore Roosevelt 西奥多罗斯福The Roosevelt

15、 New Deal 罗斯福新政As President, Roosevelt believed that the Government should play a greater role in the economy. He steeredthe U.S. more actively into world politics. He liked to quote a favorite proverb, Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediati

16、ng the Russo-Japanese War. Someof his biggest achievements were in conserving Americas national parks. He died in 1919 aged 60.富兰克林罗斯福(Franklin D. Roosevelt，1882年1月30日1945年4月12日)美国历史上唯一蝉联四届的总统，美国迄今为止在任时间最长的总统。美国历史上最伟大的三位总统之一，同华盛顿、林肯齐名。第13页/共21页World War II and Cold War 1939-1945-1991第14页/共21页The kor

17、ean war1950-1953第15页/共21页the Vietnam war 1969-1973第16页/共21页第17页/共21页William Jefferson Bill Clinton Clinton was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. Unemployment was at its lowest rate in modern times, and inflation the lowest in 30 years. Home ownership wa

18、s the highest in the countrys history and crime rates were dropping. Despite almost facing impeachment as a result of personal indiscretions with a young White House intern, his popularity remained very high. 克林顿是继富兰克林罗斯福后第一位获得连任的民主党总统。失业率达到了近代以来的最低点，通货膨胀也达到了30年内的最低点。住房拥有人数也达到了历史上的最高点，犯罪率也在不断下降。尽管他几乎面临弹劾的危险，这是因为他与一位白宫实习生有过分举动，但克林