美国概况--美国历史PPT.ppt

American History;A Brief History of the USA;I. The Colonial Period;Pre-Colonial America;;Many cultures thrived in the Americas before Europeans came, including the Puebloans普韦布洛人(Aztec阿兹特克人) in the southwest and the Adena Culture雅典娜文化in the east. Several such societies and communities, over time, intensified this practice of established settlements, and grew to support sizeable and concentrated populations. ;Aztec;Adena Culture;Pre-Colonial America;Colonial America;The Discovery of the New World;Amerigo Vespucci;Colonial America;Why did the early settlers come to America?;Spanish exploration and settlement (1493 – various dates);Spanish exploration and settlement (1493 – various dates);English/British Colonial America (1585 -1776);Mayflower Compact;The Puritans;Thirteen Colonies;Relations of American Indians with European settlers;American Revolution;II. American Revolution;The American War of Independence ;Conflicts Between the Colonies and England;The Stamp Act;The Boston Massacre (1770);The Boston Massacre;The Boston Tea Party;First Continental Congress;The Congress met briefly to consider options, including an economic boycott of British trade; rights and grievances; and petitioned King George III for redress of those grievances. The Congress also called for another Continental Congress in the event that their petition was unsuccessful in halting enforcement of the Intolerable Acts. The delegates also urged each colony to set up and train its own militia.;War Broke Out;Second Continental Congress;Formation of the United States of America (1776 - 1789);The Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4. 1776;The Declaration Stated:;Formation of the United States of America (1776-1789);The Battle of Saratoga萨拉托加战役;The Battle of Saratoga;The Battle of Yorktown约克镇战役;The Battle of Yorktown;The War Ended (1781);George Washington (1732-99);Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826);Formation of the United States of America (1776-1789);The Constitutional Convention;What’s the influence of th