Chapter10 Colonial America and the American Revolu...
》》Key Words
■Christopher Columbus
■Amerigo Vespucci
■Indians
■Virginia
■New England
■Puritans
■the Mayflower Compact
■WASPs
■slavery
■Benjamin Franklin
■the Seven Years War
■the Stamp Act
■the Boston Tea Party
■the Continental Congress
■the Continental Army
■George Washington
■the Declaration of Independence
■the United States Constitution
The United States of America is a young nation with a history of about two and a half centuries.But its short history is full of events that have made it a unique country in the world.It was the first republic in the modern era.Starting from 13 colonies on the Atlantic coast，it expanded to the Pacific Ocean in less than a hundred years.It did not have ancient traditions and legends of its own except those inherited from England when it first became a nation，but it has become an exporter of culture.American music，books，movies，and TV series can be found all over the world.Economically and militarily，it has become the world’s superpower.Politically，the system of government established in the late 18th century survived a secession crisis in the 19th century and has developed into a mature two⁃party system.