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1、The United States of America,The States The US Uncle Sam,the location of description,North America with two youngest statesAlaska, Hawaii,Stars and Stripes,50 stars-50 states 13 stripes-13 colonies Red-courage Blue-justice White-truth,The U.S. has a land of 9.3 million square kilometers.-the fourth
2、largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada and China. Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island the smallest. On the mainland, Texas is the largest state of the country. The Great Lakes are connected with the Mississippi River system, forming the worlds largest inland water transportati
3、on route and the biggest body of fresh water in the world,2. Geographical division (8 physical regions) New England, the Middle Atlantic States, the South-Appalachians the Midwest, the Great Plain, the Rockies (the Intermountain Region)-the Rockies（the backbone of the North American continent, is kn
4、own as the Continental Divide) the Pacific Coast the New States (Alaska, Hawaii),The Mississippi River,It is one of the largest areas of flatland in the world, the worlds greatest continental rivers, lies between the Appalachians and Rockies, which rises in the lake region in North Minnesota and flo
5、ws to the Gulf of Mexico and its headstream is Missouri River. It has been called “Father of Waters” or “Old Man River”,Ohio River-has been called American Ruhr after the Ruhr River in Germany. On the Pacific side there are two great rivers: the Colorado River in the south and the Columbia River, wh
6、ich rises in Canada. The Rio Grand River forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the U.S. The Great Lakes: HOMES,American Population The United States is the third most populous nation in the world, ranking behind China and India. Over 300 million,White-70% Black people (Negroes)-12% American In
7、dians-1% Hispanics- 13% Asians and Pacific Islanders-4%,本报讯根据美国人口普查局日前公布的数据，拉美裔美国人已经超过黑人，成为美国最大的少数族群。截至2001年7月，拉美裔人口上升至3700万，比2000年4月增加了4.7%。而黑人人口同期仅增加了2%，为3600万。目前拉美裔人口占美国总人口的13%，黑人占12.7%。 数据显示，截至2001年7月，美国总人口为2.844亿。白人仍然是美国人口中比例最大的群体，达1.993亿，比2000年增加了约2%，约占美国总人口的70%。,2. Population Distribution,The
8、 distribution of population is rather uneven. 300 million metropolitan areas-80% outside metropolitan-20% The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.,Internal migration,The first trend- to the better economic city The second trend- from cities to the suburbs or no
9、n-metropolitan areas.,History,Discovery of New World and 13 colonies American Revolution American Expansion The Civil War The two World Wars,The forming of the 13 colonies,In April 1607, three ships with 104 English settlers arrived off the Virginia coast and built the first successful settlement ca
10、lled Jamestown. In 1620, a tiny ship called “May Flower” sailed from England for the New World with 102 passengers. About half of them were pilgrims who were the first group of Puritans to settle in North America.- the Thanksgiving Day Between 1607 and 1733, the British established 13 colonies along
11、 the east coast of North America among which Georgia was the last.,*the Thanksgiving Day,During the first iced winter in the dwelling place called Plymouth, the Pilgrims, the first settlers, suffered much hardship and about half of them died. When spring came, the Indians began to help them, showed
12、how to hurt, fish and plant. The Pilgrims had a fine harvest of corn in fall. They were thankful. They made a feast and invited the Native Americans who had helped them. This was the first Thanksgiving in North America.,The War of Independence,1. Stamp Act of 1765 2. Revenue Act 3. Boston Massacre 4
13、. the Tea Act,Independence Hall Independence Hall in Philadelphia can be considered the birthplace of the United States of America, as it was here that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the Articles of Confederation uniting the thirteen (13) colonies were ratified in 1781 and the C
14、onstitution setting out the nations basic laws was adopted in 1787.,1. Stamp Act of 1765-the first large-scale of opposition,the forms of protest: 1) 1765 summer, the secret organizations known as the Son of Liberty were formed. They pressured stamp agents to resign their posts, burned stamped paper
15、, and stimulated mob violence. 2) legal response: Nine colonies sent representatives to New York City to discuss it. They drew up the declaration of rights and adopted a petition to the King and Parliament declaring that the English parliament had no jurisdiction over colonial affairs, and Americans
16、 could be taxed only by bodies that represented them directly. The result: The English Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766.,2. Revenue Act-Townshend Act, imposed the duties on paint, glass, lead, paper and tea.,Protest: The colonists refused to import any of the taxed goods-brought financial hardship to British merchants in England. Result: The parliamen
