Web pages about American history

Before Europeans came here in the pre-colonial era, Indians and other North American aborigines lived in this vast land. According to legend, their ancestors crossed the Bering Strait and Siberia to North America about 10,000 years ago, and lived here. They don't have their own words, but they have rich oral literature. There are great differences in historical statistics about the aboriginal population. According to 1492 (Columbus first came to North America), the total number of North American Indians is about 8 million to10 million. With the deepening of European colonists, the health and territory of aborigines were seriously threatened. Due to all kinds of 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. "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 established thirteen colonies on the east coast of North America. Later, these colonies became the original thirteen states of the United States. 16 19 In July, 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. 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. 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. (1789- 186 1) and the Louisiana Purchase in the Civil War 1803 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. 186 1- 1865 In the next four years, the American Civil War broke out, which was the darkest in American history. This country shed tears for itself, for slavery, and for the struggle for state power. 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. In the end, however, slavery was abolished and the United States began to rebuild slowly. After the Civil War, the American government encouraged people to emigrate to the west, and also encouraged the construction of railways to connect the west with the economically developed east coast. At the same time, since the 1850 s, gold mines have been discovered in many places in the west, attracting many people living on the east coast to come for gold. 1869 the completion of the railway connecting the east and west coasts of the United States has brought more conflicts to native Americans. When local indigenous leaders and immigrants signed the land agreement, the two sides had different understandings of the agreement. Indigenous people can't understand the concept of private property of immigrants and think that they can hunt on the land. A battle for survival began. Many aborigines bought guns and attacked immigrant houses, wagons, railways and American cavalry. White Americans, on the other hand, slaughtered a large number of bison, which indigenous people depended on for their livelihood, from150,000 in 1960 to only 2,000 in 1985. Indigenous people are forced to grow crops on barren land. They are not used to planting and cannot become American citizens. The long-term battle between the aborigines and the American army almost wiped out the aborigines. 1890, in the last battle, more than 200 Sioux people died. Soon all the aborigines were driven into the reservation. The Native American way of life will end forever. After the end of World War I, the American economic era began, and US stocks fell sharply. There are more and more anti-war groups in America. From the beginning, the United States played a very important role during World War II. During the period of 1964- 1980, the United States used its sufficient population, domestic industrial development and a series of international speculative activities to make its international influence rise rapidly. /kloc-By the end of the 9th century, the United States has become a world industrial power, and the emergence of new technologies (such as telegraph and Bessemer steelmaking) has built a larger railway network.