Part 0ne
The United States of America
Chapter 1 Geographical Features and Natural Resources
1．Location and Geographical Divisions
2．Climate
3．Natural Resources
Chapter 2 American Population
1．Composition of the US Population
2．Population Distribution
3．Internal Migration
Chapter 3 Discovery and Colonization of the New World
1．American Indians and Great Discoveries
2．Colonization of the New World
3．Governmental and Social Structures 0f the 13 Cnlonies
Chapter 4 American Revolution
1．Britain’S Policy to American Colonies
2．The Road to the Revolution
3．The Outbreak of War and the Second Continental Congress
4．Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War
Chapter 5 The Confederation and the Constitution
1．Articles of Confederation
2．Constitutional Convention
3．Opinions on the Ratification Issue
4．The New Government and the Louisiana Purchase
5．The War of 1812
Chapter 6 American Expansion and the Civil War
1．Monroe Doctrine
2．Westward Movement
3．Economic Antagonism Between North and South
4．The Way to the Civil War
5．Civil War
Chapter 7 Reconst ruction and the Bi rth of US Imperiali sm
1．Reconstruction in the South
2．Becoming a Great Industrial Power
3．Becoming an Imperial Power
Chapter 8 World WarIand the Depression
1．World WarI
2．America’S Entrance into the war
3．Peace Conference of 1919
4．Era of Prosperity and the Coming of Great Depression
5．Franklin Roosevelt and His New Deal
Chapter 9 America During and After World War 11
1．From Isolation to Intervention
2．Important Conferences During World War 1I
3．The Cold War and Civil Rights Movement
4．From Eisenhower to Clinton
5．George Walker Bush and Barack Obama
Chapter 10 The Federa l System and Cong ress
1．The Three Basic Principles of US Political System
2．The Membership and Powers of Congress