1. In the Old Testament, who was formed by God from dust and given the breath of life? 2. Name the first son of Adam and Eve, responsible for killing his brother Abel out of jealousy. 3. What name is given to the day when the Wall Street stock market crashed on 29th October 1929? 4. “Frailty they name is woman” is a quote from which of Shakespearean plays? 5. . Which scandal was the American President Richard Nixon associated with? 6. . What is a poem of 14 lines called? 7. In Christianity what does “Amen” mean? 8. Name the American Negro leader who was awarded the Nobel Prize for peaceAdam Cane Black Thursday Hamlet The Watergate burglary SonnetSo be it Martin Luther KingGeneral Introduction of America |Brief information:|American political system: Federation |American National Anthem:The Star-Spangled Banner The Star-Spangled Banner O say, can you see, by the dawns early light, What so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight, Oer the ramparts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave?America is the third largest populated and the fourth largest in size in the world There are 50 states in the U.S.A. , but there are 48 continental states, and 13 at the time of Independence ; California is the largest in population and Alaska is the largest in size while Rhode Island is the smallest; Texas is the largest state in size in continental America, Hawaii and Alaska are geographically separated from the American continent American History Stage 1. Discovery of North America Stage 2. English Settlement Stage 3. Colonial Era Stage 4. War of Independence (17751783) Stage 5. Civil War (1861-1865) Stage 6. Reconstruction Stage 7. Western Exploration Stage 8. Industrial Growth The Natives of some English-speaking countries: Iberians 伊比利亚人 (UK)Indians 印第安人 (USA)Maori 毛利人 (New Zealand)Inuit / Eskimo 因纽特人 / 爱斯基摩人(Canada)Aboriginals 土著人 (Australia)American Independent War The 1st Continental Congress (Sep, 1774 in Philadelphia ):A. Opposed to British oppression in the colonies; B. Urged Americans to disobey the Intolerable Acts and boycott British trade;C. Began to organize militias and collect and store weapons The 2nd Continental Congress (May,1775 in Philadelphia ):A. Began to assume the functions of national government; B. founded Continental Army and Navy under G. WashingtonC. Printed paper moneyAmerican Independent War (1775-1783) the struggle of the British colonies for independence, which ended in the forming of the USA The first gun shot was fired in Lexington in April 1775 The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776 The Treaty of Paris was signed in Sep. 1783, Britain recognized the independence of the U.S. George Washington became the first American president in 1789 (April 1789 March 1793March 1797)The Declaration of Independence was drafted byA. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Adams Which of the following was not one of the authors of the Constitution?A. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. Benjamin Franklin D. James MadisonAmerican Constitution The authors of the Constitution are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison“We held these truth to be self-evident that all men are created equal” 我们认为这些真理是不言自明的： 人生来平等。The first three Articles in the Constitution define the roles of three branches The first ten Amendments are called Human Rights Bills Executive Branch Congress JudicialThe Balance and check of Three Branches权力平等 相互制约American Civil War / War of Secession (1861-1865) The war broke out on April 1861 with the secession of southern states forming a new nation-the Confederate States The Gettysburg victory in 1863 was the turning point of The Civil War With the Confederate general Lee surrender on April 9 1865, the war ended Lincoln was shot dead five days later on April 14 The 13th Amendment ,which banned slavery, was adopted in Dec. 1865 Important policies and Plans “The Big Stick” policy was advanced by President Theodore Roosevelt (1901- 1909).(Big stick policy means the policy of threat by military forces and extorting by war ) “The New Deal” Policy was proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945).(“The New Deal” Policy aims to do something to deal with the Great Depression, hopes to save American democracy and to overcome economic crisis of the capitalist system.) “Manhattan Project” was the project to start nuclear atomic bombs in 1942 “Marshall Plan” / “ European Recovery Program” was proposed by S