LECTURE 2 AMERICAN HISTORY Plan to the lecture The discovery of America The

period
American Indians
Two formative events in American history
The American revolution
National symbols

of the United States of America
Administrative division of the United States

of England – the state protestant church of England (16

century).
3. accession to the throne – an act of becoming king (or queen).
4. Elizabeth (1533–1603) – Elizabeth I (Tudor), Queen of Britain, daughter of Henry VIII, supported absolute monarchy and reconstructed the Church of England.
5. New Spain – a general term applying to the territories in the New World that were under Spanish rule or control.
6. James I (1566–1625) – King of England who was also King James VI of Scotland and was the first Stewart monarch to rule England.
7. a joint stock company – a corporate entity in which the corporate stock is owned by a
number of individuals or other corporate entities. Can be privately or publicly held.

discrimination – people took
flight from some parts of England and

Ireland in an attempt to improve their economic situation and profess their religious creed.
9. to codify laws – the method of indexing laws and regulations by numerical and alphabetical reference; here: to make, to adopt laws.
10. American enlistments – generally referring to voluntary enrollment into the armed forces of the United States; here: enrollment into the British army from the American population.
11. the redcoats – a name given to the British Army or their sympathizers.
12. “Sons of Liberty” – a pre-constitutional organization, founded by Samuel Adams to organize resistance against the English rule. Any member of colonial activists in the pursuit of democracy.

the leaders of the Independent Movement, against the English colonization.

The leader of the “Sons of Liberty” organization.
14. “committee of correspondence” – established in Boston Mass, by Samuel Adams – the image of local revolutionary authority.
15. The East India Company – a group of European trading companies operating in the 17th and 18th centuries to enhance political and economic power.
16. Concord & Lexington – two towns on the outskirts of Boston, where the major battles were fought between the English (redcoats) and the American (tories), in which the American patriots won against the dominating English.
17. John Hancock (1737–1793) – one of the original architects of, and signatories to the Constitution of the United States. A leader of the liberation movement against the British colonization.

who was best known for his midnight ride through the

suburbs of Boston, warning the local residents of a pending British invasion.
19. George Washington (1732–1799) – commander-in-chief of the first American Army who defeated the British Army at Potomac (Va). Was elected the first president of the United States.
20. Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) – President of the United States (1801–1809). The author of the Declaration of Independence.
21. John Adams (1735–1826) – the second President of the United States (1797–1801); participant in the war for independence in North America 1775–1783.

scientist. One of the authors of the Declaration of Independence

(of the U.S.A.) (1776) and U.S. Constitution (1787). Established in Philadelphia the first public library (1731), University of Pennsylvania (1740), American Philosophical Society (1743).
23. The Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) – war between Austria, France, Russia, Spain, Sweden on the one side and Great Britain and Portugal on the other. The main result was the victory of Great Britain over France in the fight for colonial and trade superiority.
24. King Louis XVI (1754–1793) – King of France, the last Bourbon king to govern France as an absolute ruler.
25. guerilla warfare – a method of military tactics utilizing ambush methods of “hit and run” technique.

- взимать налог
to found a colony - основать колонию
to suspend

legislature - приостановить деятельность законодательного органа
a key occurrence – ключевое событие
to repeal duties - отменить пошлины
to assume a mature form - принять зрелую форму
to state the rights and grievances - изложить права и претензии
a rapid population growth - быстрый рост населения
to set up a committee - создать комитет
a distressed area - проблемная зона
to grant a monopoly - предоставить монополию
indentured servitude - отступной сервитут
to execute a design - выполнить дизайн
to squat on land - присесть на землю
to pass punitive measures - принять меры наказания
rove one’s circumstances dramatically - кардинально доказать обстоятельства
to bring somebody into line привести кого-нибудь в строй

America was named after the famous Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

But it was not named America until 1506, the year in which Columbus died.

Jamestown in 1607; half a century before France had settled

in Canada and the Mississippi valley, Spain and Portugal in South and Central America.
The English colonies were not the work of the English government but were initiated by private business

lands taken by whites in the nineteenth century.
There are

hundreds of claims against the federal government by Indian tribes and tribal groups requiring payment for lands taken from them – some pending for 20 years.
While many Indians have continued to live in their old tribal ways isolated from capitalist life, they exist in a capitalist environment and are basically subject to its economic and political laws.

3. American Indians

most important aspect of the first 50 years of English

colonization was the meeting of Europeans and Native Americans. The key occurrence of the next century was the importation of more than two hundred thousand Africans into North America. That massive influx of black slaves and the geographical patterns it took, has dramatically influenced the development of American society ever since.
Many other major events also marked the years between 1650 and 1750. New colonies were founded, populating the gap between the widely separated New England and other settlements.

4. TWO FORMATIVE EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY

the British, as after the British won the victory in

1760 they refused to pay the rent for the forts in the tribal territory. They also permitted white settlers to move farther west.
At the beginning of 1760, England was seeking new sources of money for covering the immense war debt, and so they decided to tax the colonies. The new taxes were to be levied on goods like sugar, paper, glass, and tea. The British also introduced some posts of British officials in America and suspended the New York legislature for not providing firewood and candles to British troops stationed permanently in America.
These measures drew a quick response.
The revolution took place in July 1772.

USA
National Bird of USA
National Flower of USA
National Tree of USA
National

Anthem of USA

Great Seal

National Creed of USA

Currency of USA

National Motto

States