American history?

Before Europeans came here, Indians and other North American aborigines lived in this vast land. According to legend, their ancestors crossed Siberia and crossed the Bering Strait about 10,000 years ago, where they thrived. They don't have their own language, but they have rich oral literature. There are great differences in historical statistics about the aboriginal population. According to the estimate of 1492 (Columbus first came to North America), the total number of Indians in North America is about 8 million to10 million. With the deepening of European colonists, the health and territory of aborigines were seriously threatened. Due to various germs brought by Europeans, the indigenous population decreased by 90% in 150 years; Their village was destroyed, and the land originally used for animal husbandry or planting was also destroyed.

Colonial era (1493- 1779)

"We hope to transplant a country that has never been seen before." /kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, Britain began to colonize North America. The first North American immigrants were mainly farmers who lost their land, hardworking workers and Puritans who were persecuted by religion. In the colonial era, with the long-term war with American Native Indians, the serious shortage of labor produced slaves, indentured slaves and other non-free labor, and the laissez-faire policy of the British government allowed the unique spirit and culture of the United States to develop its uniqueness. The evil slave trade prevailed in America. From 1607 to 1733, British colonists successively established thirteen colonies on the east coast of North America, and later, these colonies became the original thirteen states of the United States. Important historical events:

1665438+In July 2009, the Virginia Parliament was held in Jamestown, Virginia, which is the earliest representative institution in the world.

1620 1 1 year1October, a group of Puritans persecuted by Britain arrived in Plymouth port by may flower, signed the Mayflower Convention, and decided to manage according to the wishes of the majority and establish a government ruled by the people.

American War of Independence (1775- 1783)

The fuse of the American War of Independence was the Stamp Duty Act, the Townsend Tax Act and the Garrison Ordinance promulgated by the British government. Among them, the stamp duty bill is to transfer the huge expenses of the seven-year war between Britain and France to the North American colonies. Under the leadership of George Washington, North American colonists won the American War of Independence against Britain and established the United States of America. Important historical events:

1On March 5, 770, Boston citizens clashed with the British army, and the British army opened fire on North American civilians, causing the Boston tragedy that attracted worldwide attention.

1773 12 16, Boston Tea Party.

1774 On September 5th, colonial representatives from all over the world held the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

American history ranges from 1789 to 186 1 year.

1803 Louisiana Purchase allowed farmers to use the important Mississippi River waterway, withdrew French troops from the western border of the United States, and provided large areas of land for American farmers.

A few weeks later, a war broke out between England and France under Napoleon. At that time, the income of the United States depended on exporting agricultural products to Europe, so it tried to export food and raw materials to two powerful countries in the war at the same time and transport products between them and their Caribbean colonies to make a profit. When this kind of behavior is beneficial to the belligerents, they will allow it, but when it is unfavorable to them, they will oppose it.

1805 When the French navy was destroyed in the Battle of Trafalgar, on the one hand, Britain wanted to cut off France's overseas trade ties, and on the other hand, in retaliation for American trade behavior, Britain imposed a blockade on the American coast.

American history ranges from 186 1 year to 1865.

Main article: American history (186 1 year-1865).

The next four years were the darkest period in American history, when the country wept for itself, slavery and power struggles among states. The increasingly urbanized and industrialized northern States defeated the southern States dominated by plantation agriculture. But 600,000 to 700,000 Americans died on both sides, and many southern lands were destroyed. But in the end, in any case, slavery was abolished and the United States began to rebuild slowly.

American history 1865 to 19 18.

After the Civil War, the American government encouraged people to emigrate to the west, and also encouraged the construction of railways to transport people to uninhabited areas. The railway connecting the east and west coasts of the United States was completed in 1869. Railways have brought more conflicts to Indians. When the local indigenous leaders signed the land agreement with the immigrants, the two sides had different understandings of these contents, and the indigenous people could not understand the observation of the private property of the immigrants. They think they can hunt on land. A battle for survival began. Many aborigines bought guns and attacked immigrant houses, wagons, railways and American cavalry. The American slaughter of bison, which the aborigines depended on for their livelihood, decreased from150,000 in 1860 to only 2,000 in 1885, and the aborigines were forced to plant on barren land. You cannot be an American citizen. The battle with the American army almost wiped out the aborigines. 1890, the last battle slaughtered more than 200 Sioux people, and soon all the natives were driven into the reservation, and the lifestyle of native Americans ended forever.

American history from 1964 to 1980.

During this period, due to the abundant population, domestic industrial development and a series of international speculative activities, the international influence of the United States rose rapidly. By the end of19th century, the United States had become the industrial leader of the whole world.

During this period, the United States began to increase its international power. The family has considerable population and industrial expansion, and takes risks to negotiate with other countries. 1800 late, the United States has not yet become a world industrial power. It is establishing its own new technologies (such as telegraph and Bessemer steelmaking). Build a larger railway network. Abundant resources foreshadow the second industrial revolution.

This period is also an unprecedented migration climax, with 37 million people migrating between 1840 and 1920. Provide labor for American industry. Develop previously undeveloped areas, such as central California. Industry and population have also increased significantly. Racial groups in the United States were forced so that white farmers and ranchers could take over their land. But such industrial behavior led to the origin of the American labor movement.

During this period, the United States will also become an international participant in international events. 1900- 1903, more than one million people were killed, most of them Filipinos. The late occupation of the United States changed the war balance of the World War I alliance and made the United States a major military and financial force.

"American history (1980- 1988)" and "American history (1988 to present)"

From 65438 to 0980, Ronald Reagan was elected president and signed a domestic tax reduction plan and an active anti-Soviet international policy. Despite the rapid growth of the deficit in the United States, the Eastern Group began to disintegrate under increasing economic pressure, and finally President Bush collapsed dramatically when he was in office. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States still frequently fought wars overseas, including the Gulf War of 1990. From 65438 to 0992, President Bill Clinton experienced the longest period of economic growth in American history, and its peak ended in the "Internet bubble". At the beginning of the new century, the United States was suddenly attacked by Islamic terrorists, that is, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September.