英语国家概况Chapter15.pptVIP

Chapter 15 American History (I) (1600-1900) contents Discovery of the New World The Colonial Period The War of Independence A New Form of Government The War of 1812 Territorial Expansion and Westward Movement The Civil War Rapid Growth of Capitalism after the Civil War I. Discovery of the New World Think about the following questions. 1. Who are the original American people? 2. Do you know where the name “America” came from? First Americans: Indians. No one knows just how or when they got to what is now the United States. Some scientist think that they crossed from Asia on the lan