美利坚合众国是一个由50个州和华盛顿特区组成的宪政联邦制共和制国家，美国本土东濒大西洋，西临太平洋，北靠加拿大，南接墨西哥，阿拉斯加州位于北美大陆西北方，夏威夷州则是太平洋中部的群岛，另有波多黎各、北马里亚纳等海外领地。1776年7月4日，大陆会议在费城通过《独立宣言》，宣告美国诞生。美国是个多文化和多民族的国家，为世界上热门的移民国家之一；美国是联合国安理会五个常任理事国之一。经历数十年冷战，在苏联解体后成为世界上唯一超级大国，其在经济、政治、科技、军事、娱乐等诸多领域的巨大影响力均领衔全球。

《发现美国(英文版)》(作者吴军赞、朱葵、奏岭)带你走进美国。

Chapter One Discovery of the New World and Settlements

of America ( 1492-1765 )

The Exploration of Dias, Columbus and Cabot

The Exploration of Magellan and Drake

The Virginia Settlement

The New England Settlement

The Maryland Settlement

The Pennsylvania Settlement

Chapter Two The American Revolution and the American

Constitution ( 1765 -1787)

The Stamp Act Leading to the American Revolution

The Quartering Act Leading to the American Revolution

The Tea Act Leading to the American Revolution

The Birth of the Declaration of Independence

About George Washington

The Articles of Confederation

The American Constitution

Chapter Three The Beginning of the Newly-born Republic

(1789-1849)

George Washington's Administration

John Adam's Administration

Jefferson's Administration

Madison's Administration

James Monroe's Administration

Andrew Jackson's Administration

Expansion of Tyler and Polk

Chapter Four Slavery Issues and the Civil War(IS49-1865)

Taylor's Short Administration and the Compromise of 1850

The Fighting between Lincoln and Douglas

The Confederate States of America

The American Civil War

Lincoln Being Assassinated

Chapter Five ~ Gradual Progress to a Gilded Age

( 1865 -1897 )

Seward Pressurizing France to Leave Mexico

Canadian Confederation Achieving its Dominion Status

Andrew Johnson's Treating of Southern Traitors and Blacks

Troubles in Grant's Administration

The 1876 Brilliances

Great Changes by Railroad

The Short-term Administration of Garfield and Arthur

Cleveland's Running for Presidency and Great Changes in

his Administration

American Indians' Terrible Situation

TR's Experiences in the West

President Harrison and the Three Acts

Cleveland's Dilemma and McKinley Coming into the

Presidential Office

Chapter Six America at the Turn of Centuries and in World

War I (1897-1921)

Conflicts between the U S and Spain in Cuba

Great Tests for Roosevelt

Roosevelt's Second-term Service

Great Changes and Disasters in Taft's Administration

Wilson's Reforms and his Attitude toward Blacks

The Trouble of the World -- Kaiser Wilhelm I1

America's Neutrality

America in the War and the Allies' Victory

The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles

Chapter Seven America in Boom and Crisis and the New

Deal (1921-1939)

Harlem Renaissance

Coolidge and Prohibition

Margaret Sange and Henry Ford

The Kellogg-Briand Pact and Hoover's Election Platform

The Great Depression

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal ~

Hitler's War Preparation and Chamberlain's Appeasement

America's Rebuilding in the Thirties

Chapter Eight America and the Second Warld War

( 1939-1945 )

Lightning War on Poland

The Great Collapse of the Allied Army and Dunkirk

Evacuation

The Contest between Britain and Germany

America's War Policy and Germany Invading Russia

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and America's Setbacks

The World at War and Americans Striking back

The Second Front Opening and Auschwitz Tragedy

The Final Victory of the Democracy

Supplementary Reading

1 Mayflower Compact

2 The Declaration of Independence

3 The Gettysburg Address

4 George Washington

5 American Character

6 How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience

7 The Right to Bear Arms

8 Native Americans and Hispanics

9 Marilyn Monroe: Sex-goddess Image

10 Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King

Appendix : American Presidents

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