美国独立战争的过程.ppt

Process 1.Dec.16,1773: Tea-Dumping at Boston Harbor 2. Sep.5,1774:First Continental Congress(大陆会议) 3. April,19 ,1775:The First Armed Clash 4.May 10, 1775 ：Second Continental Congress 5. July 4,1776:The Declaration of Independence 6.1775——1777：Military Struggle 7. September 19 and October 7, 1777, The Battle of Saratoga (turning point) 8. 1777——1781：Yorktown Campaign ( Final Victory ) 9.1783: Treaty of Paris Sep.5,1774:First Continental Congress Background： British government passed a serious of acts to punish the Bostonians, which were called the Intolerable Acts. Aim：1.To respond the Intolerable Acts, the colonies held the First Continental Congress. 2. The colonies met to discuss their relationship with Britain，and how to assert(维护) their rights with the British government. They wanted to appear as united colonies in their reply to Britain. The purpose of the First Continental Congress was not to seek independence from Britain. Action：Congress drew up the Declaration of Rights and Grievances(不平), but it was rejected by the English Parliament. April,19 ,1775:The First Armed Clash 1. On the night of April 18, 1775, Britain sent around 2,000 soldiers from Boston to confiscate(没收，查抄) munitions(军需品，军火) that colonists were storing at Concord——26 miles northeast of Boston. 2. Minutemen(民兵) were giving warning to people and ready to fight. 3. On the morning of April 19, 1775, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington. May10, 1775:Second Continental Congress 1. The Congress appointed a committee to draft the formal declaration of independence. 2.The Congress agreed to take steps to organize and equip an American army and appointed George Washington commander in chief of the American force (named the Continental Army). 3.Congress also provided for asking help from other countries, especially France which was a rival of Britain. All these steps were aimed at preparing for armed struggles to prot