第二课 美国诞生.pptVIP

独立宣言片段欣赏 我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的 : 人人生而平等，造物者赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。为了保障这些权利，人类才在他们之间建立政府，而政府之正当权力，是经被治理者的同意而产生的。当任何形式的政府对这些目标具破坏作用时，人民便有权力改变或废除它，以建立一个新的政府  Thank you! Lesson Two American Beginnings Ⅰ. Two immigration movements 1. From Asia---American Indians 2. From Europe and Africa---Christopher Columbus And Amerigo Vespucci(亚美利哥?韦斯普奇) He proved that the land discovered by Columbus was not India, but a new continent. Therefore, the land was named America after him. Ⅱ The Colonial Period (1607- 1776) Early Settlement 1. Jamestown 2. Puritan New England 3. Quaker Pennsylvania 1. Jamestown---First Settlement? ◆In 1607 the English established their first colony in America, at Jamestown, Virginia. ◆ Virginia is named in honor of Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen. ? ◆ Jamestown was named for the ruler, King James. ? ◆ 144 English men to Virginia,100 survived? ◆ Hunt for gold and wealth?  ＊ Two things in Virginia 1. On July 30,1619,the delegates along with the governor and his council members had a discussion of the enactment of laws—an example of self-government 2. The first blacks were brought to Virginia in 1619 2. Puritan New England —The Second Settlement Puritans (清教徒) a group of people thought that the Church of England was too catholic and wanted to purify the church, separated themselves from the Church of England Pilgrim Journey the Pilgrim Fathers (清教徒先驱)who sailed in the Mayflower in 1620, In search of religious freedom, settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mayflower Compact (五月花公约) ◆The first governing document of the colony ◆ Form their own religious community and set up a civil government ◆ For the general good of the colony Cultural Heritage of Puritans 1. Hard work 2. Respect of education 3. Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday on November ) 3. Quaker Pennsylvania（贵格派 ） ◆ Quakers were so faithful to God that when they spoke of God, they trembled (quake) ◆believe