英美概括考点笔记.docVIP

英美概况的主要几个考点 英美概况 前言： 通过焦丽的笔记整理后的要点和大家分享下，希望对大家的考试能有有个帮助。B部分内容整理的比较慌乱 有错的地方希望大家指正共同分享。 整理时间二〇一一年十二月十三日 19:36:34 1 The founding of the US There are 50 states in the US. The first settlers from England were very religious people called Pilgrims who wanted religious freedom. They came on the ship called the Mayflower and set up the first English colory near New York in the 1640s. The origin of the important American Festival Thanks Giving Day can be traced back to the story of the Mayflower . There were only 13 colonies to start with in the mid 1750s .They were owned and controlled by British government and settled with British people . The colonies united together and the British army defeated the French enemy in the treaty of Paris in 1763,the French called . 2 War of Independence The British felt that the colonies should Pay taxes The British Government tried to impose taxes on sugar, paint glass and Tea . Boston in the 1760s the revolution start the tea party.It was the beginning of independent to protest against the British . The American Revolution = the American war of independence The American congress of June 1775 raised an army with George Washington This document is regarded as the founding document of the United states . Document on 1776 July 4th 1776 congress declared, 3 The Declaration of Independence All men are created equal They are guarnteed by God a set of inalienable rights . Whenever a government neglects its duties ,the people have a right to change or abolish it and form a new government that will guarantee their safety and happiness . However repeated crimes and abuses require that the people revolt . An early draft contained a demuniation of slavery Mad law on July 4th in 1776 as Independence Day 4 American Civil War 1861 to 1865 North and the Southern American .Abraham Lincoln leader the Gettysburg Battle 5 Slavery American slavery 1619 until 1870s 6 Why chinese in the the US? More economic cha