American History 美国历史汇总

American History

America Between 1600-1900

1) Pre-Columbian Period前哥伦比亚时期

美国最早的居民是通过白令陆桥到达阿拉斯加的，之后他们迁移到美洲各个地方。

2) Columbian Period(late 15th-18th century)殖民地时期

美国第一个殖民地建立于弗吉尼亚的詹姆斯敦Jamestown，在1607年到1733年之间，英国共建立了13个殖民地，最后一个是乔治亚Georgia。

新英格兰地区首先由清教徒建立，普利茅斯殖民地建于1620年，马萨诸塞湾殖民地于1630年建立。

3) Formation of the United States of America(1776-1789)美国的形成

13个英国殖民地于1776年宣布独立，同年，托马斯·杰斐逊Tomas Jefferson起草《独立宣言》，并于1776年7月4日的第二次大陆会议通过。

《巴黎条约》的签署标志着英国正式承认美国独立。

1789年，联邦政府成立，华盛顿Washington成为第一任美国总统，约翰·亚当斯John Adams为第一任副总统。

4) The Civil War(1861-1865)美国内战

在林肯继任美国总统以后，南方的11个州脱离政府，成立了美利坚联合国。

内战于1861年爆发，1865年借宿，北方胜利。

1861年反对黑奴的共和党人亚伯拉罕·林肯Abraham Lincoln当选总统，1862年宣布了Emancipation Proclamation《解放奴隶宣言》。

1863年11月19日，林肯发表了著名的葛底斯堡演说，他说都：“民有、民治、民享的政府永远不会从地球上消失”。

1865年，美国宪法用来废除奴隶制度的《第十三修正案》被批准通过。

America After 1900

1) US and WWI (1914-1918)

1 英语国家概况

Chapter: 13 geography 地理位置

1.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in American.Alaska northwestern Canada,and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific.阿拉斯加和夏威夷是最近加入美国的两个新州。阿拉斯加在加拿大的西北部，夏威夷位邻中太平洋。（本细节还有考“一句话简答”的可能）

2。The U.S has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometres.It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after

Russia,Canada and China.就面积而言，美国是世界第四大国，就人口而言，美国是世界是第三大国。

3.Of all states of American,Alaska is the lagest in area and Rhode Island the smallest.But on the mainland Texas is the largest

sate of the country.所有州中，阿拉斯加是面积最大的州，罗得岛最小，在美国大陆，最大的州是得克萨斯州。

4。The Rockies,the backbone of the North American Continent,is also known as the Continental Divide.落基山脉是北美大陆的脊梁，也被成为大陆分水岭。

5。The two main mountain ranges in American are the Appalachian mountains and the Rocky mountains. The Appalachians run

美国的历史 英语作文简单

Title: A Brief Overview of American History。

The history of the United States is rich and complex,

spanning centuries of events that have shaped the nation

into what it is today. From its colonial beginnings to its

emergence as a global superpower, the United States has

undergone significant transformations. In this essay, we

will explore key milestones and themes in American history.

One of the earliest chapters in American history is the

period of European colonization. In the early 17th century,

European powers such as England, France, and Spain

established colonies along the eastern coast of North

America. These colonies were founded for various reasons,

including economic opportunity, religious freedom, and

territorial expansion. The establishment of the Jamestown

colony in 1607 marked the beginning of English settlement

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 The United States of America History

 Indians: The “first Americans”

 The Discovery of the New World

 Christopher Columbus (31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506)

a navigator, colonizer, and explorer

He initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European

colonization of the "New World".

 Pilgrim Fathers

 Relations of American Indians with European settlers

 The American War of Independence

What were the causes of the War of Independence?

Britain’s colonial policy

 The economy in the 13 colonies developed very fast

 The British government was to bring the development under control and to

collect more taxes from the colonies.

 “No taxation without representation”

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 How was the War of Independence started?

 The “Boston Tea Party”

• In 1773, when ships of tea reached Boston to be distributed, several