六．The War of 1812
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James Madison, the fourth president of the country, was elected to the office in 1809.
Relations with England were tense and a second war with England was inevitable.
A. England wanted to take back what she had lost in America and carried out armed provocation with America.
B. Congress declared war in June, 1812. 2. Courses of the war
A. In August 1814, the English occupied Washington. B. Andrew Jackson defeated the British troops in the Southwest.
C. On Christmas Eve of 1814, the Peace Treaty of Ghent was signed.
3. The nature of the war: the second War of Independence
4. Results of the war: Many Indians were massacred and large areas of Indian territory were occupied.
5. Significance of the war: After this war the U.S.A. completely got rid of British control and began a new period of rapid
development from a semicolonial economy to an independent and self-reliant capitalist economy.
七Westward Movement
a. In 1820’s, Immigrants from Europe hoped to find a more favorable environment on the frontier. b. Local farmers lost land without better life. c. Countless workers lost jobs.
So these immigrants, landless farmers, and jobless workers moved westward to the vast area of wilderness
八．Abraham Lincoln(83)
. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president, but the South began to leave the Union and planned to set up a new country called “the Confederate Union of America
A. Lincoln and the president of the Confederacy called for soldiers. B. On April 19th, 1861, Lincoln ordered the Federal Navy to blockade the Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Florida
九．Gettysburg Address
十．Emancipation Proclamation
. On Sep. 22nd, 1862, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves in the rebelling states and permitting them to join the armed forces of the North. It
declared the abolition of slavery an objective of the war and the declared objection of saving the Union with great importance. The Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation ?
It was a progressive event, helping to end the war sooner
? Negroes actually took part in the war and made great contributions to the victory of the North ?
The North began to gain advantage in the war
十一.The American Civil War
1. Breakout of the War
A. The Southerners struck the first blow by attacking Fort Sumter. B. Lincoln and the president of the Confederacy called for soldiers. C. On April 19th, 1861, Lincoln ordered the Federal Navy to blockade the Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Florida. 2. The Contrast between the North and the South A. Advantages of the North
a. A mighty economy due to its ability of industrial production. b. 23states remaining in the Union. c. ? of the entire territory of the country. d. A large population of about 23 million people. e. 2/3 of the national wealth. f. A convenient transportation system B. Situation of the South
a. An agricultural economy, with backward industry. b. Only 11 states.
c. 9 million people including 3.8 million slaves. d. Poor in finance.
e. An important transportation system. 3. The Progress of the War A. At the beginning of the war
a. The North did not make full use of the advantages and the generals were hesitant.
b. The North suffered many defeats. B. The two main arenas of war
a. The Confederate army won many battles on the Eastern Arena while they were defeated on the Western Arena.
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