The Overview Of American History

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The Overview Of American History
Angela_ Zhang
Lawrence Technological University
Oct.10 2006
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Recall Prior Knowledge

• What Do You Know about America?

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Objectives and Goals
A. the main events of American history
1. Early Settlement
2. Independence From British Colony
3. Civil War
B. Topic for group discussion
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Early Settlement
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olonial.htm

• The first settlers came to America in the 17th
  century were mostly

A
Dutch
B
Swedes
C
Germans
D
Englishmen
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2.Independence From British Colony

• When did the American Revolution War take place
  and end? Who led the war and won?
• 1. 1776 -1782 Lincoln
• 2. 1775- 1782 Washington
• 3. 1774- 1782 Bush
• 4. 1776- 1783 Franklin

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3. American Civil War
http//www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/86540.html

• Abraham Lincoln

2.The Confederate And the Union

3. The Cause of the war
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Early Settlement

• Good Job !

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Group Discussion

• Topic 1. What is American Culture related to
  British Culture?
• Topic 2. What is the significance of American
  Civil War to the United States today? Give brief
  introduction of Abraham Lincoln

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The End
Thank You!
--by Angela Zhang
Oct. 15 th