英语国家概况(修订版)Chapter-9-revised-3-YN.pptx

AGuidetoEnglish-SpeakingCountries英语国家概况TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

ChapterNineHistory

AmericaintheColonialEraITheWarofIndependenceIITheCivilWarIIIAmericainthe20thCenturyIVAmericainthe21stCenturyVCONTENT

AmericaintheColonialEra1.2BostonTeaParty1.3TheFirstContinentalCongress1.1PilgrimFathers

1.1PilgrimFathersIn1620,Puritans—thePilgrimFatherssailedforVirginiaaboardtheshipMayflower.ReasontofleefromEngland:toavoidthereligiouspersecutionLandedinPlymouth,Massachusetts

1.2BostonTeaPartyTheindependenceoftheMassachusettscolonialgovernmentwascurtailed,andmoreBritishsoldierswere

senttothePort

ofBoston.In1773,patriotsstagedthe“BostonTeaParty”in

responsetotheteatax.BritishParliamentthenpassedtheIntolerableActs:TheyboardedBritishmerchantshipsandtossed342cratesofteaintoBostonharbor.

1.3TheFirstContinentalCongressTheFirstContinentalCongress—September1774AmeetingofcolonialleaderswhoopposedBritishoppressionwasheldinPhiladelphia.TheyurgedAmericanstodisobeytheIntolerableActsandtoboycott(抵抗)Britishtrade.Atthesametime,thecolonistsbegantodefendthemselves.

TheWarofIndependence2.1TheShotofLexington2.2TheSecondContinentalCongress2.3DeclarationofIndependence2.4ProcessoftheWar2.5TheEstablishmentoftheConstitution

OnApril19,1775,BritishtroopsweresenttoLexingtonandConcordtodisarmtheAmericanmilitiamen.ThefirstshotintheAmericanWarofIndependence.2.1TheShotofLexington

2.2TheSecondContinentalCongressHeldinPhiladelphiainMay1775AssumethefunctionsofanationalgovernmentFoundingContinentalArmyandNavyunderthecommandofGeorgeWashington.Printingpapermoney

andopeningdiplomatic

relationswithforeignpowers.

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