专八 人文英美历史.pdfVIP

英语国家历史 • 1. 主要考什么: • 三重一史: • 有关重要历史人物，重大历史事件和重要 历史文件的基本史实 • 2. 应该怎么记 • 3. 明年最可能考什么 American History • 1. Colonial Period (1607-1775) • 2. War of Independence and Founding of the United States (1775-1789) • 3. Expansion of America(1790s-1890s) • 4. American Civil War and Reconstruction (1861- 1877) • 5. Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1920s) • 6. The Great Depression and the New Deal (1920s- 1940s) • 7. American in Turbulence (1950s-1970s) Natives of America： Indians (since 20,000 ago) • 1) First English colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 • Captain Smith • 斯密斯船长 • • 2) 102 Puritans, to escape religious persecution, sailed in a ship called Mayflower arrived at Plymouth in 1620. They signed Mayflower Compact • 2 War of Independence and Founding of the United States (1775-1789) • 1) 1774, the first Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia • 2) 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord broke out and the War of Independence began. • 3) The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia and the Congress founded a Continental Army and Navy under the Command of George Washington. • 4) 1776, the Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4th, at a session of the second Continental Congress • 5) 1777, American Troops defeated the British at Saratoga, a turning point of the war. • 6) 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, in which Britain recognized the independence of America • 5) In 1777, the Articles of Confederation established a weak federal government that operated until 1789. • 6) in 1788, the United States Constitution was ratified , and the new republics first Senate, House of Representatives, and president— George Washington—took office in 17