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The Story of Us Have a look! The Protestant Heritage:  Self-Improvement Material Success, Hard Work,  and Self-Discipline Volunteerism and Humanitarianism Have a look! Reference Wikipedia: The American Culture Outline Review about last class Brief History of US Character of Americans Demographic information 美利坚合众国 (United States of America) 从大西洋到太平洋，几乎横跨整个北美洲大陆，仅次于俄罗斯、加拿大和中华人民共和国，排名第四。 310 million people as of October 2010, and is projected to reach 400 million by 2039 and 439 million in 2050 Flag Stars = the 50 States Stripes = the 13 colonies Five famous symbols of American culture Christopher Columbus (c. 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer He initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European colonization of the New World. Colonial period After a period of exploration by people from various European countries, Spanish, Dutch, English, French, Swedish, and Portuguese settlements were established. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence The Declaration of Independence  IN CONGRESS, JULY 4,1776 THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERAICA We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. 我们认为下述真理是不言而喻的： 人人生而平等，造物主赋予他们若干不可让与的权利，其中包括生存权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。 乔治·华盛George Washington (1789—1797)  John Adams 1797－1801 约翰·亚当斯（1735年10月30日－1826年7月4日）是美国第一任副总统（1789年－1797年），其后接替华盛顿成为美国第二任总统。亚当斯亦是独立宣言签署者之一，被美国人视为其中一位开国元勋。他的长子约翰·昆西·亚当斯后当选为美国第六任总统。 American Civil War The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States Eleven Southern slave states formed the Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy. Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought against the United