美国历史与精神(英文演讲ppt)

1、America History And Spirit,Speaker： Eric Ning,Class Three,Electrical Engineering and Its Automation,History of USA,Colonial Times 1493-1776 voyage of the Mayflower; Immigration of the Puritans Formation of the USA 1776-1789 Boston Tea Party; War of Independence Westward Expansion 1789-1849 Civil War

2、 Era 1849-1865 Issue of Emancipation Proclamation; Liberation of black slaves Rapid Growth of Economy 1865_1940 World War I; Great Depression World War II 19391945 Attack on Pearl Harbor; Set-up of the United Nations,The Mayflower,Colonial Period,The famous Puritan leader Bradford summoned 102 compa

3、nion in September 1620, boarded a 180 tons and 90 feet long, wooden sailing boat - the mayflower, began sailing adventure to America.,Give away royal power ，fight for freedom，and everyone is equal,After sixty six day drift in sea,they arrived in America.in order to establish a everybody can be restr

4、ained political groups,the they signed a convention.,THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT,In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc., having undert

5、aken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together

6、into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for

7、the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.,Immigration Museum,War of Independence,In 1774 British government through a series of mandatory law, Coercive designed to enhance the control the colony. The bill is in Massachusetts, but was called re intolerabl

8、e act, the law has destoryed “THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT ” then Philadelphia and other ports in response to, and finally in April 1775, war of independence outbreak .,Give me liberty or give me death by Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.,It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace,

9、Peace- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so swe

10、et, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!,Mount Rushmore National Memorial,We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable selfevident, that all men are created equal a

11、nd independent; that from that equal creation they derive in rights inherent and inalienables, among which are the preservation of life, and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.,我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的：人人受造而平等，造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。,United States Declaration of Independence,Westward Expansi

12、on,After foundation of the USA, American government abolish ban of migrants to the west , many from eastern coastal areas people and European immigrants headed across the Appalachian mountains flocked to the west.,Key word:Cowboy,West cowboy, refers to the cowboy who lived in 18th to 19th century in

13、 west of the America. in the West of the vast land, a group of fearless and enthusiasm pioneers. In the history of the United States, they are the pioneers of western development, they adventurism and hard-working spirit become America Spirit, therefore Americans called them the hero on horseback .,

14、Key word:Indians,After many whites moved to the west, whites and indians war outbreak for the land. In 1887 most indians roll in the reservation，and the (Dawes General Allotment Act) Make the indians lost nearly 348,100 square kilometers of land。,Civil War,Due to the north capitalist economy and sou

15、th plantation economy contradictory, most American black slaves were transferred to the south, and requires independent.so the United States President Abraham Lincoln warring and allow negroes to attend the war.,Robert E.Lee,Ulysses Simpson Grant,vs,Abraham Lincoln,In this tample as in the hearts of

16、 the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever,Gettysburg Address,Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. 八十又七年前吾辈先祖于这大

17、陆上，肇建一个新的国度，乃孕育于自由，且致力于凡人皆生而平等此信念。,Under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. 于神佑之下，当享有自由之新生民有、民治、民享之政府当免于凋零。,Rapid Economic Growth,After its civil war, America experienced an accelerated rate of ind

18、ustrialization, mainly in the northern states. However, Reconstruction and its failure left the Southern whites in a position of firm control over its black population, denying them their Civil Rights and keeping them in a state of economic, social and political servitude. Since the late 1800s, the United States has been formally grouped amongst the Great Powers, and has also become a dominant economic force.,The U