专八人文备考： 三大英语国家历史常识

Great Britain

• In 700BC, the Celts came into Britain

• In 55BC, Julius Caesar attacked Britain but failed

• In 43AD, Claudius conquered the country without Scotland

• 446-871 The angles, Saxons and Jutes came to Britain

• In 1066, the Norman conquest built the Feudal system in England Introduced Christianity

• In 1215, the great charter—a limitation Of the power of the king

• In 1216, the summon of the great Council later developed into The house of lords and the House of commons

• 1337-1453  The hundred years war with  France (reduced labor largely)

• 1455-1485  The war of roses Lancaster-red rose York-white rose Henry Tudor won the battle

• 1642-1651  The civil wars Charles（Support from North And West) The parliament (Southeast) Charles was executed in 1649

• In 1660, The restoration King Charles 2nd return from France

• In 1688, The glorious revolution William of orange and Mary passed Bill of Rights

• In 1707, the Act of Union united England and Scotland

• 1780-1830  The industrial revolution

• 1830-1848  The Chartist movement The parliament passed The People’s Charter

America

• 1600-1900  Pre-Columbian period

• 1492, Christopher Columbus found the new continent. In 1607, first colony was founded at Jamestown,Virginia.

• In 1776, the colonies proclaim The independence and the Declaration of Independence Was drafted.

• In 1783, the treaty of Paris recognized the USA. In 1789, the government was set

• 1861-1865, the civil war and Lincoln declared Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment banned slavery

• US joint the world war in April, 1917.

• In 1920s, America enjoyed a period of unbalanced prosperity-material success but spiritual frustration or confusion.

• In 1920s, America experienced the great depression and Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal

• In 1941, Japan attack the pearl Harbor and the next day USA joint the second world war

• In 1949, the north Atlantic treaty was signed-military alliance

• 1950-1975, the Vietnam war, The policy of containment badly influence the country

• 1945-1989, the cold war between America and the soviet union-the Korean war and the Cuban missile crisis

Canada

• The continent was founded by an Italian explorer john Cabot

• In 1608, Samuel de Champlain Established the habitation in Quebec city

• After the seven years’ war, The French were forced to give the Canada to Britain

• The Quebec act of 1774 granted the people of Quebec rights as French Canadians

• In 1867, three colonies-Quebec New Brunswick and nova scotia joined in a confederation by the British North America Act

• In 1931, Canada became a member of the commonwealth Of nations

• In 1949, new found land became Canada’s tenth province