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An overview

of the US history
AS2015 by Mai Hong Quan
Outline

1. Columbus’ discovery 9. The Rise of a superpower


2. Early settlements 10. Cold War
3. The Revolutionary war 11.The 911 event & the war
4. Territorial expansion against Terrorism
5. The Civil war
6. The Reconstruction era & WW1
7. The Great Depression
8. WW2
1. Columbus’ discovery

• New World: 1492 – 15th century


• Nationality?
• The first to discover America?
• Why the name America?
2. Early settlements (continuously inhabited)
in the land of nowadays USA

• Jamestown - VA (British)
• Saint Augustine – FL (Spanish)
• New Amsterdam – NY (Dutch)
Early settlements

• Pilgrims (Separatists) vs Puritans


• Mayflower
• Mayflower compact

• The original 13 states:


DE, PA, NJ, GA, CT, MA, MD,
SC, NH, VA, NY, NC, RI
3. The Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Roots of conflict:
• Taxation without Representation
Main events:
• Stamp Act (1765)
• Tea Act (1773)
• Boston Tea Party (1773)
• The signing of
the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
3. The Revolutionary War (1775-1783) (cont)

Main battles:
• Battles of Lexington and Concord (MA)
• Battle of Trenton (NJ)
• Battle of Saratoga (NY) – turning point
• Battle of Yorktown (VA)
Conclusion:
• Treaty of Paris (1783)
3. The Revolutionary War (1775-1783) (cont)

Consequences:
- A new country was born
- New territory gained
4. Territorial expansion

• After the Treaty of 1783


• The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
• The Florida Purchase (1821)
• Texas Annexation (1845)
• Oregon Country
British Claim Extinguished (1846)
• Mexican Cession (1848)
• Gadsden Purchase (1853)
4. Territorial expansion (cont)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_territorial_acquisitions
5. The Civil war

Roots of conflict:
• Slavery
• Economic differences
between the states
• The indivisibility of the Union
5. The Civil war (cont)

Main events
• National election (1860) - Lincoln elected as president (1861)
• The secession of 11 southern states to form the Confederacy
(1861)
• Fort Sumter (NC) (1861)
• Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
• Gettysburg (PA) (1863) – The Gettysburg address
• Appomattox Court House (VA) (1865)
5. The Civil war (cont)

Consequences:
- 1mil+ casualties
- Union restored
- Slavery officially abolished
6. The Reconstruction era
& WW1 (1914-1918)

• War-damaged states were reconstructed: infrastructure &


government
• Slavery was outlawed
• The US did not enter WWI until 1917
7. The Great Depression

• US stock market crash on October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)


• Domino effect to many other countries worldwide
• The rise of Nazi & fascism & militarism

• F. D. Roosevelt and the New Deal policy (1933-1936)


3 Rs: Relief, Recovery, Reform
8. WW2 (1939–1945)

• Owing to Isolationism, US did not enter war at the beginning


• Pearl Harbor Attack (1941)
• The US and Allies won (1945)
• Impact on US economy and
society (?)
9. The Rise of a superpower
10. Cold War

The war amongst the former allies in WW2


11. The 911 event
& the war against Terrorism
12. Q & A

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