Transcript Milestones of American history

Obchodní akademie a Střední odborná škola,
gen. F. Fajtla, Louny, p.o.
Osvoboditelů 380, Louny
Číslo projektu
CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0052
Předmět
Anglický jazyk - konverzace
Tematický okruh
Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí – Kanada a USA
Název materiálu
Milestones of American history
Autor
Ing. Helena Zikmundová
Datum tvorby
Prosinec 2012
Číslo sady
Ročník
01
Číslo DUM
09
třetí
Anotace
Prezentace – seznámení se s důležitými milníky americké historie
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Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Ing. Helena Zikmundová
Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785, financovaného z ESF a státního rozpočtu ČR. Provozováno
Výzkumným ústavem pedagogickým v Praze.
Milestones of American history
When was America discovered?
What is Thanksgiving?
What was Golden Rush?
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Christopher Columbus
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an Italian explorer was looking for a shorter way to Asia
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sponsored by the Spanish king
discovered the “New World” in 1492
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Plymouth Colony
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one of the earliest successful
English colonies
Pilgrims from Plymouth,
England
native Indians helped them
to survive
North American tradition
known as Thanksgiving
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New peoples to settle
17th -18th century
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explorers and settlers from
other countries
looking for riches and land
to claim for their countries
millions of slaves brought
from Africa
by 1750 - thirteen British
colonies
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Declaration of Independence
colonists disagreed with the British government
 against paying high taxes
 desire to be independent and have their own
government
 July 4th 1776 - Thomas Jefferson
 signing of the Declaration of Independence
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American Revolution
American War of Independence, 1775–83
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fight of colonists against British government
George Washington – the leader of
Revolutionary Army
colonists won their independence in 1783
thousands of immigrants from all over the world
began to arrive
Golden Rush
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the first gold-seekers – people from California - 1848
“forty-niners” - people from all over the world to rush to
gold fields in 1849
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cruel travelling and living conditions
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in the beginning – gold free for taking
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later – the greatest profit for companies not for workers
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negative effects – illnesses, diseases, violence,
massacres of Indian population
Civil War
1861-1865
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different economical and social aims of North and South
of United States
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the industrial North – factories, railways
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the agricultural South – cotton and tobacco plantations
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a great need of slaves
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The Confederate States of America – southern states
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The Union – northern states
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victory of the Union – freedom for slaves
Abraham Lincoln
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the most famous president
of American history
his nickname -”Honest Abe”
his idea for government of
the people, by the people,
for the people
the first president to be
assassinated
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Cold War
20th century
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the USA – one of the most dominant power in
the world
participated in both world wars
A-bombs on Japan ended WWII
US and USSR began to contest to dominate the
world
Cold War lasted over 40 years
ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union
Quiz test
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Which part of American continent did Columbus
discover?
How many voyages did he make to a new
continent?
Who were Pilgrims Fathers?
Why did half of them die during the first year?
What does Thanksgiving mean?
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Which nationalities were the first explorers and
settlers?
What did all people coming to the New World
have in common?
Where can we find the symbol of the first 13
colonies?
Who were Thomas Jeferson and George
Washington?
Quiz test
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Why did many people during the gold rush die?
Why were Indians massacred?
What are “ghost towns”?
What was the “apple of discord” in the Civil War?
When did the Cold War begin?
Použité zdroje
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PHIROSIBERIA. Wikipedia free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2009. vyd. [cit.
2013-03-29]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Viajes_de_colon_en.svg
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HOODINSKI. Wikipedia free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 29 May 2011. [cit.
2013-03-29]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plymouth_Colony_map.svg
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Wikipedia free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2008. vyd. [cit. 2013-0329].Dostupné z:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colonization_of_the_Americas_1750.PNG
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GARDNER, Alexander. Wikipedia free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011. vyd.
[cit. 2013-03-29]. Dostupné z:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_November_1863.jpg