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The discovery of America (the New World)Colonial AmericaThe war for independence (1775- 1783)The American civil war (1861-1865)The 20th centuryAmerica in the 21st century

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THE U.S. HISTORY:
FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO PRESENT

THE U.S. HISTORY: FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO PRESENT

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The discovery of America (the New World)
Colonial America
The war for independence

(1775- 1783)
The American civil war (1861-1865)
The 20th century
America in the 21st century
The discovery of America (the New World)Colonial AmericaThe war for independence (1775-  1783)The American civil war

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New trade routes
New enterprises and riches
New lands to build an empire

for their mother country
New lands to spread Christianity
New trade routesNew enterprises and richesNew lands to build an empire for their mother countryNew lands to

Слайд 4986 AD
a norseman Bjarni Herjolfsson sailed from Iceland to Greenland
a

shore with low-lying hills covered in vegetation
remains of a 1000-year-old viking-type settlement were found by archaeologists in Canada (1963)
986 ADa norseman Bjarni Herjolfsson sailed from Iceland to Greenland a shore with low-lying hills covered in

Слайд 5Around 1000 AD
A norseman Leif Ericsson - the first European

to visit the New World
many grape-vines
Vinland (Wineland)
Around 1000 AD A norseman Leif Ericsson - the first European to visit the New World many

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an italian sailor Christopher Columbus sailed to search for a

new trade route to India
3 months of a difficult voyage
the Bahama Islands
the new land for Spain
1492 an italian sailor Christopher Columbus sailed to search for a new trade route to India 3

Слайд 7Ch.Columbus is going to India

Ch.Columbus is going to India

Слайд 8Ch.Columbus found “India”

Ch.Columbus found “India”

Слайд 91497
an englishman John Cabot
England - the North Atlantic - America

(north of Nova Scotia)
the new land for England
1497 an englishman John CabotEngland - the North Atlantic - America (north of Nova Scotia) the new

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an italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci explored the coast of South

America
the New World was not India
the land of Amerigo

1499 an italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci explored the coast of South Americathe New World was not India

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a German, Martin Waldseemuller was working on a world map, based

on the work of Ptolemy [‘tolimi]
the name "America" - across the southern continent of the New World
1000 copies of the map - in Europe
1538 - Geradus Mercator produced the first world map with printed names of North America and South America on the two continents

a German, Martin Waldseemuller was working on a world map, based on the work of Ptolemy [‘tolimi]

Слайд 12The Geradus Mercator World Map

The Geradus Mercator World Map

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The chief nations - Spain, England and France

1565 - the

first Spanish settlement Saint Augustine (North America)
The chief nations - Spain, England and France 1565 - the first Spanish settlement Saint Augustine (North

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Florida, Texas, and the Southwest, including California - under control of

the Spanish
1607 - the first successful English settlement Jamestown (Virginia)

Florida, Texas, and the Southwest, including California - under control of the Spanish1607 - the first successful

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English Puritans came to America to

escape religious persecution

1620 - Plymouth Colony [‘plimәθ] - the second permanent British settlement in North America and the first in New England
English  Puritans came  to  America  to  escape  religious persecution 1620 -

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1630 - Massachusetts Bay colony

1636 - an English clergyman

Roger Williams left Massachusetts and founded the colony of Rhode Island

1630 - Massachusetts Bay colony 1636 - an English  clergyman Roger  Williams  left

Слайд 17The first colonies in America

The first colonies in America

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1733 - 13 English colonies along the Atlantic

Coast, from New Hampshire in the North to Georgia in the South
The French controlled Canada and Louisiana
1733 - 13 English colonies along  the  Atlantic  Coast,  from  New

Слайд 1913 British colonies

13 British colonies

Слайд 21 - Europeans – mostly from rich families; couldn’t work


- Indians

taught them how to cultivate crops: corn, tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco
- Europeans – mostly from rich families; couldn’t work   - Indians taught

Слайд 22 - The Indians' inventions are canoes, snowshoes and moccasins


- A lot

of American place-names derive from Indian words (including the states of Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Idaho)

- The Indians' inventions are canoes, snowshoes and moccasins - A lot of American

Слайд 23Europeans :
- took the lands of native Americans
didn’t care for nature
were

in wars for territories
brought diseases from Europe
Europeans : - took the lands of native Americansdidn’t care for naturewere in wars for territories brought

Слайд 24Colonial wars in North America

Colonial wars in North America

Слайд 25 1619 - several Negroes were brought from Africa to Jamestown

and sold to the tobacco planters
1619 - several Negroes were brought from Africa to Jamestown and sold to the tobacco

Слайд 26The beginning of slavery in America
small farms were replaced by large

plantations
a lot of Africans were imported to America
The beginning of slavery in Americasmall farms were replaced by large plantationsa lot of Africans were imported

Слайд 27The War for Independence (1775-1783):
1) The Seven Years War (1756-1763):
- the

hostility between Prussia and Austria in Europe
- the colonial rivalries between Britain, France and Spain

The War for Independence (1775-1783):1) The Seven Years War (1756-1763):- the hostility between Prussia and Austria in

Слайд 28The Seven Years War (1756-1763)

The Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Слайд 29After the war:
Britain – the greatest colonial power (India and North

America)
Britain wants to defray the cost of the war

New taxes on the colonies

Boycott of the British goods



After the war:Britain – the greatest colonial power (India and North America)Britain wants to defray the cost

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The British government allowed “The East India Company” to export

tax-free tea to the colonies

Colonists’ indignation

“Boston Tea Party”:
In Boston port, members of “Sons of Liberty” boarded British ships and dropped all boxes of tea into the water



1773 The British government allowed “The East India Company” to export tax-free tea to the coloniesColonists’ indignation“Boston

Слайд 31“Boston Tea Party”
- Closing of the Boston port
Sending a lot of

British soldiers to Boston

Sharpening of the conflict between Britain and its colonies

The War for Independence of American colonies from British rule




“Boston Tea Party” - Closing of the Boston portSending a lot of British soldiers to BostonSharpening of

Слайд 32- 1774 – the First Continental Congress
April 19, 1775 – victorious

battle of colonists (Lexington, Massachusetts)
July 4, 1776 – the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson – the author and the 3d president (1801); 1803 – purchased Louisiana
The Declaration: the equality, the right to “life, freedom & pursuit of happiness”
- 1774 – the First Continental CongressApril 19, 1775 – victorious battle of colonists (Lexington, Massachusetts)July 4,

Слайд 33- 1777 – American soldiers defeated British (Saratoga, New York)
France &

America signed treaties of alliance

1783 – the Treaty of Paris – official ending of the war England recognized American independence
- 1777 – American soldiers defeated British (Saratoga, New York)France & America signed treaties of alliance1783 –

Слайд 34The consequences of the war:
no feudalism
development of capitalism in trade, industry

and agriculture
forming of 13 states
George Washington – the first president (commander-in-chief of the North American; did very much for the victory of the colonists)
The consequences of the war:no feudalismdevelopment of capitalism in trade, industry and agricultureforming of 13 statesGeorge Washington

Слайд 35The American Civil War (1861-1865)
The USA was divided into 2 regions:
-

the industrializing North with free labour;
the agricultural South with slave labour.
1854 – foundation of the Republican Party (their rival - Democratic Party, founded in 1828, stood for slavery).
1860 - Abraham Lincoln - the president of the USA
The American Civil War (1861-1865)The USA was divided into 2 regions:- the industrializing North with free labour;the

Слайд 361861
11 southern states left the Union and founded a Confederation (the

Confederate States of America)
The Civil war - the 2nd American revolution
The army of the South: fewer soldiers, but well-organized, brilliant tacticians among commanders
186111 southern states left the Union and founded a Confederation (the Confederate States of America) The Civil

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General Grant - commander-in-chief in the North

the North began to win

April,

1865 - the end of the Civil war
General Grant - commander-in-chief in the Norththe North began to winApril, 1865 - the end of the

Слайд 38The Civil War - traumatic episode with important results
The

end of slavery
No more obstacles to capitalist development
the American nation - an indivisible whole both territorially and ethnically
The  Civil  War - traumatic episode with important resultsThe end of slavery No more obstacles

Слайд 39By the end of the 19-th century
1869 - the first transcontinental

railroad
By 1900 more rail mileage than all of Europe
The prosperity of the petroleum industry
Andrew Carnegie - a founder of the vast empire of steel mills
By the end of the 19-th century1869 - the first transcontinental railroadBy 1900 more rail mileage than

Слайд 40By the end of the 19-th century
Multiple textile mills (in the

South)
Meat-packing plants (in Chicago, Illinois)
Electricity - to power streetcars, railways and subways
an architect Louis Sullivan - the first skyscraper using steel-frame (Chicago)

By the end of the 19-th centuryMultiple textile mills (in the South)Meat-packing plants (in Chicago, Illinois)Electricity -

Слайд 41The 1920s
Henry Ford
The Model T
1929 - the stock market

crashed a worldwide depression


The 1920sHenry Ford The Model T 1929 - the stock market crashed    a worldwide

Слайд 42By 1932
Failure of thousands of American banks, 100 000 businesses
Industrial

production - cut in half
Wages decreased 60 percent
Unemployment
Franklin D. Roosevelt – a president
By 1932Failure of thousands of American banks, 100 000 businesses Industrial production - cut in halfWages decreased

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December 1941 - the bombing of Pearl

Harbor naval base in Hawaii by the Japanese
the World war II:
against Japan
against Germany and Italy
December 1941 - the  bombing  of  Pearl  Harbor naval base in Hawaii by

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The United Nations
The USA and the Soviet Union - worse relations
1963

- the US and the Soviet Union came to agreement on a limited ban of nuclear testing
the tension of the cold war eased
The United NationsThe USA and the Soviet Union - worse relations1963 - the US and the Soviet

Слайд 45April, 1949
The US and Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland,

Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
April, 1949  The US and Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,

Слайд 461945-1970
55 percent of all households owned washing machines
77 percent owned

cars
90 percent had television sets
nearly all had refrigerators
1945-1970 55 percent of all households owned washing machines77 percent owned cars90 percent had television setsnearly all

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