美国概况课件 General Introduction to US territorial formation.ppt

Introduction to Focus Territorial expansion of USA Historical formation of USA States of USA Forming of US The nation was founded by thirteen colonies of Great Britain located along the Atlantic seaboard. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain. The rebellious states defeated Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, the first successful colonial war of independence. Forming of US A federal convention adopted the current United States Constitution on September 17, 1787; its ratification made the states part of a single republic with a strong central government. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten constitutional amendments, was ratified in 1791. In 1812 it fought the 2nd war of Independence. Forming of US In the 19th century, the United States acquired land from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Russia, and annexed the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Hawaii. Forming of US Disputes between the agrarian South and industrial North over states rights and the expansion of the institution of slavery provoked the American Civil War of the 1860s. The Norths victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of legal slavery in the United States. By the 1870s, the national economy was the worlds largest. Forming of US The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the countrys status as a military power. In 1945, the United States emerged from World War II as the first country with nuclear weapons, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and a founding member of NATO. Forming of US The end of the Cold War left the United States as the sole superpower. The country accounts for approximately 50% of global military spending and is a leading economic, political, and cultural force in the world. Louisiana Purchase The acquisition by the US of 828