英美国家概况专八练习 ppt课件

The Civil War: Union vs Confederacy
Confederate Union
Cause No. 1 Election of Lincoln
❖Election of Lincoln.
❖Southern States felt they were bullied by the North when he was elected.
❖ A. the establishment of a continental army under the command of George Washington.
❖ B. the adoption of the Constitution ❖ C. an appeal to the British King ❖ D. A and B
❖ 3. The Mississippi, which is sometimes called the ____, has played a vital role in the history of the United States.
❖ A. “Old Man River ❖ B. “Moon River” ❖ C. “Old Father River” ❖ D. “Mother of the United States”
❖ 2 million in a decade!
The War Begins - the Firing on Fort Sumter
The Progress of Secession
Emancipation Proclamation
❖It freed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the Union.
❖ 3. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ____.
❖ A. James Madison ❖ B. Thomas Jefferson ❖ C. Alexander Hamilton ❖ D. George Washington
❖ 4. The important decision made at the Second Continental Congress was ___.
Lincoln is Assassinated
exercises
❖ 1. The First Continental Congress was held in ____ in September, 1774.
❖ A. Philadelphia ❖ B. Boston ❖ C. New York ❖ D. Washington, D.C.
❖ 2.The United States is ___. ❖ A. the largest country in the world. ❖ B.The second largest country in the world ❖ C. the third largest country in the world ❖ D. the fourth largest country in the world
❖ 2. Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Roots are two novels which give a vivid discription of the miserable life of the _____.
❖ A. early settlers ❖ B. Puritans ❖ C. native Indians ❖ D. black slaves
Week 11 (2)
America Civil War
Review
1. The ____, the backbone of the North American continent is also known as the Continental Divide.
a. Appalachians b. Rockies c. Blue Ridge Mountains d. Great Smokies
❖ 4. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in ___.
❖ A. 1620 ❖ B. 1607 ❖ C. 1776 ❖ D. 1619
Supplementary materials
❖ The Early Immigrants
❖ The Congress issued a call for a boycott of trade, including both imports and exports between the colonies and Britain. The Continental Congress drew up the Declaration of Rights and Grievance that requested protection of rights of the colonies from George III.
❖It did not free slaves in border states. ❖ 1863 ❖Emancipation = freedom
Gettysburg – Turning Point
❖Gettysburg is the largest battle in the history of the Western hemisphere.
1. Mayflower Compact
❖ The Pilgrims reached an agreement called the Mayflower Compact, signed by all adult male passengers on the ship. The Pilgrims would govern themselves by electing their own leaders and making “just and equal laws”.
The Second Continental Congress
❖ The Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in May, 1775. The colonists had not yet decided to break away from Britain. However, they realized they needed a regular army to defend themselves against British troops.
❖ The Congress decided to take charge of the troops around Boston and to appoint George Washington as commander.
III. American Civil War
THE AMERICAቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ CIVIL WAR
2. Thanksgiving Day
❖ On the last Thursday in November, they celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day with a feast to thank God for His protection and the Indians who had helped them.
Cause No. 2: Abolitionism
Harriet Beecher Stowe
So this is the lady who started the Civil War.
-- Abraham Lincoln
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
❖ Sold 300,000 copies in the first year.
❖Over 100, 000 people died in 3 days. ❖It was the last time the South invaded
the North.
Gettysburg Address
❖ that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, 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.
❖ Conflicts leading to Armed Revolution
1. The First Continental Congress
❖ In September 1774, representatives from 12 colonies (no representatives from Georgia) met in Philadelphia “to consult upon the present unhappy state of the colonies”. It was the first meeting of the Continental Congress which played an important coordinating role among the thirteen colonies in dealing with Britain.