美国历史与国家机构.doc

History of the United States 《大国崛起》 集数：12 首播时间：2006年11月13日至24日 The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts. The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act of 1765, imposing a tax on the colonies to help pay for troops stationed in North America following the British victory in the Seven Years War. Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an orator and politician who led the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s. Henry led the opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 and is well remembered for his Give me Liberty, or give me Death! speech. /henry-liberty.html Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Williamsburg, Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg Battles of Lexington and Concord On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, still meeting in Philadelphia, declared the independence of the United States of America in the Declaration of Independence. July 4 is celebrated as the nations birthday. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday (旅游景点Independence National Historical Park) Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Independence Hall is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park located in Philadel