1. LEA 2 Cours de civilisation américaine J. Kempf My web site http://biy.ly/jean_kempf_lyon2 or Google : jean kempf lyon 2 and choose : « perso » pages

2. LEA 2 Cours de civilisation américaine J. Kempf 1. Building a new nation. The road to Independence. 2. Building a new nation. The Federal moment. 3. Building a new nation. An overview of the American political system and its evolutions in the 19th & 20th centuries. 4. The emergence of American industrial capitalism. 1870-1929. Economy, culture and foreign policy. 5. The emergence of American industrial capitalism. 1870-1929. Economy, culture and foreign policy. 6. The emergence of American industrial capitalism. 1870-1929. Economy, culture and foreign policy. 7. The emergence of American industrial capitalism. 1870-1929. Economy, culture and foreign policy. 8. Themes in contemporary America. Population. 9. Themes in contemporary America. Religion. 10. Themes in contemporary America. Media. 11. Themes in contemporary America. 12. Examen terminal.

3. LEA 2 Cours de civilisation américaine J. Kempf 1.The beginnings of British colonization. A few landmarks 2.The characteristics of the first colonies 3.The political inheritance. Colonial government in the long view 4.From Empire to Independence Building a new nation. The road to Independence

4. LEA 2 Cours de civilisation américaine J. Kempf The beginnings of British colonization. A few landmarks A fist attempt at colonization in present-day NC (the lost colony of Ranoake, Sir Walter Raleigh, 1587-1590). First permanent settlement : 1607 in present-day Virginia (Jamestown). Captain John Smith Second major settlement : 1620, Plymouth in present-day MA. The puritan “wave” : 1630 onward. Middle colonies : 1614 (New Amsterdam -> 1664) until 1670s Southern colonies : 1650s -> 1700

5. LEA 2 Cours de civilisation américaine J. Kempf