美国南部保守原因.ppt

History American southern culture trace back to the earliest cultural roots by British settlers development. In 17 century,most of settlers were from England . But in 18 century, many Scotland and Northern Ireland started to colonize in Appalachian mountains foothills zone 阿帕拉契山脉的山麓地带. New colonial and local Indians often had trade, cultural exchanges, sometimes had fight with each other. After 1700, many of the slaves from Africa were brought to the new Americas and as farming labor power . 在1700年之后，许多来自非洲的奴隶被带到新大陆以作为耕种大农场的劳动力量 The American Civil War The American Civil War (1861–1865), often referred to as The Civil War in the United States, was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederacy. The American Civil War Slavery?Problem The issue has been further complicated by historical revisionists , who have tried to improve the image of the South by lessening the role of slavery . Slavery was the central source of escalating political tension in the 1850s. Political Culture Inland, mountain Appalachian mountains area and low-lying Virginia coastal areas, gulf of Mexico, and the Mississippi River delta have a lot of differences.( “内陆的”、“山地的”阿帕拉契山脉地带与低洼的维吉尼亚州沿海地区、墨西哥湾、和密西西比河三角洲之间都存在着相当的差异) The mountainous rural areas usually have less percentage of African American非裔美国人, and a lot of Scotland-Irish settlers苏格兰-爱尔兰的移民. there are also many white from England immigration offspring英格兰的移民后代（除了路易斯安纳州的南边外) They left kinds of cultures, such as music, literature and cooking. * Why is American southern conservative? Alaska Hawaii REASONS History Civil war Political Religion Culture Two main causes: political factors conflict of profit After Civil War, “conservative” meant opposition to the Radical Republicans(激进的共和党人) , who wanted to grant full citizenship rights to freed slaves. During the Reconstruction Era (重建时代), conservative meant opposition to the Radical Republicans , who wanted to grant freed slaves political power and take it aw