文化异同：美国独立及其对于英国的影响

The United States of America，or the United States，is a federal republic constitutionalized bymany overseas territories，including Washington，d.c.50 States，and Guam.Itsmain part is located in the central North America，land area of963 square kilometers(plus the sovereignty of the five great lakes and estuaries，coastalwaters and inland sea harbour area)，population 320 million，general English，is an immigrant country.

In the late fifteenth century，countries such as Spain and the Netherlands began to emigrate，and the United Kingdom came back.In 1773，13 colonieswere established in England.In 1775，the people of North America fought an independentwar against the English colonists.On July 4，1776，the second continental congress was held in Philadelphia，and George Washington，the commander in chief，proclaimed the founding of the United States of America through the declaration of independence.1788 George Washington was elected the first President of the United States in 1788.After the civilwar，the American capitalist economywas able to rise rapidly.At the beginning of the 19th century，the United States began to expand abroad.After the second world war，the United States became the only“hegemonic”superpower in the world.

美国概况：美利坚合众国（United States of America），简称美国，是由华盛顿哥伦比亚特区、50个州、和关岛等众多海外领土组成的联邦共和立宪制国家。其主体部分位于北美洲中部，国土面积为963万平方公里（加上五大湖中美国主权部分和河口、港湾、内海等沿海水域面积），人口3.2亿，通用英语，是一个移民国家。(www.xing528.com)

北美原为印第安人的聚居地，15世纪末，西班牙、荷兰等国开始向这里移民，英国则后来居上。1773年，英国已建立13个殖民地。1775年，爆发了北美人民反抗英国殖民者的独立战争。1776年7月4日，在费城召开了第二次大陆会议，由乔治·华盛顿任总司令，通过《独立宣言》，正式宣布了美利坚合众国的成立。独立战争结束后的1788年，乔治·华盛顿当选为美国第一任总统。南北战争之后，美国的资本主义经济得以迅速崛起。19世纪初，美国开始对外扩张，历经二次世界大战后，美国国力大增，是当今世界上唯一的“霸权”超级大国。