美国历史第三章.ppt

History American History (1600--1900) The First Inhabitants War of Independence 1775 Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson The Civil War The American Civil War(1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the U.S. and formed the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). Led by Jefferson Davis, they fought against the U.S. federal government (the Union), which was supported by all the free states and the five border slave states(Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia) in the north. The Union won a decisive victory. The American Civil War was the deadliest war in American history, producing more than 970,000 casualties (3% of the population), including 620,000 soldier deaths. The war ended slaveryin the United States, restored the Union, andstrengthened the role of the federal government. The social, political, economic and racial issues of the war brought changes that helped make the country a united superpower. Reproduction of the Emancipation Proclamation at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio American History (1900--1945) World War I World War II The Big Three: Franklin D.Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in Teheran, Iran(November 29, 1943). Cold War * *