What are the eight historical events represented by the eight oil paintings of the Capitol in Washington, USA?

They are the Declaration of Independence, Sir Cornwally's surrender, General Birkin's surrender, General George Washington's resignation, pocahontas's baptism, De Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River, Columbus's landing in the New World, and European immigrants' arrival in the New World of North America.

1 declaration of independence

The Declaration of Independence is a 65,438+02× 65,438+08-foot (3.7×5.5-meter) oil painting by American John Lamber, which depicts the process of the five-member drafting committee submitting the draft declaration of independence to Congress.

2. Sir cornwallis surrendered

Sir cornwallis's surrender is the work of john trumbull. 178 1 year, the siege of York City broke out in the United States and Britain. The war lasted for nearly a month and ended in a crushing defeat of the British army.

Lord cornwallis decided to lead more than 8,000 people to surrender on June 17, 2007, which showed that the British army had lost its momentum in the American War of Independence.

3. General Birkin's surrender

This painting depicts the scene of 5,000 British troops led by General john bull Goin surrendering to American troops in Saratoga on June 1777. 1777 10 in saratoga county, a north American colony, the fighting between the British army and the militia demanding colonial independence has lasted for two years, and now it is a critical period.

General William Howe, the second commander-in-chief of the British Army in North America, recently won in Philadelphia, and his officers and men were immersed in the joy of victory.

In order to capture Albany, the capital of New York as soon as possible, General William Howe, john bull Goin, went his own way and finally ran out of food and grass. In Saratoga, he was surrounded by1.2000 continental army and colonial militia.

177710 June17, Bourgau led the remaining 5,000 British troops to surrender to the American army, which was called "the victory of Saratoga" in history. This battle, which became a turning point in the war, greatly changed the situation of the War of Independence, and finally prompted France to participate in the war and changed the fate of the United States.

4. The resignation of General George Washington

The Resignation of General George Washington is a large oil painting created by American artist John T. Lamber. 1783,1783 On February 23rd, General George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, and then held a meeting in the Maryland House of Representatives in Annapolis, Maryland. This painting was created in 18 17, started in 1822 and completed in 1824.

5. De Soto discovered the Mississippi River.

De Soto discovered the Mississippi River. De Soto, a Renaissance European explorer, spent three years exploring today's southeastern United States. The area he visited was located west of today's Mississippi River.

6. pocahontas was baptized

Pocahontas is powhatan's favorite daughter, and powhatan is an important Indian chief living in Virginia.

1607, 100 Many British colonists crossed the ocean and landed on the beaches of Schabik. They planted the British flag on this land and named it Jamestown after the king of England. It became the first permanent colony established by Britain in North America.

Many people in powhatan tribe reject or even hate these strangers who are different from themselves. Only Boca Juntas is full of curiosity and kindness to these new immigrants.

Most of the first British colonists died soon, because they were not used to the cold winter, and the rest survived on the corn sent by pocahontas.

Only Boca Juntas, who was 12 years old, ran back and forth between his father and the colonists. She tried her best to protect the colonists, but she still couldn't avoid the battle between the two sides for land.

16 13 years, pocahontas was persuaded by the colonists to believe in Christianity, was baptized, and was renamed Rebecca. She married a colonist in Jamestown and gave birth to a son. In 16 16, she came to England with her son and husband. Because there was no antibody to lung disease in her body, she was seriously ill and never returned to her native land. She died at the age of 2 1.

7. "Columbus set foot on the New World"

1492, with the support of the Spanish king, Columbus led three ships to anchor and set sail, looking for new routes to China and India. After sailing for more than a month, they arrived in a new continent. Columbus thought this place was the West Indies, so he called the islanders Indians.

When he returned to Spain, he brought back the news of the discovery of the new continent, which caused a sensation throughout Europe. European countries have sent ships to America to establish colonies, and more and more colonists have poured into this new continent.

8. European immigrants arrived in the New World of North America.

1602, a 27-meter-long fishing sailboat named Mayflower left England for North America with 102 Englishmen, many of whom were Puritans persecuted by the English Church.

After drifting at sea for more than a month, they finally saw the coastline of the North American continent. Before landing, they decided to live in this new land.

This is a famous convention, the Mayflower Convention, which was signed by every adult man on board:

"We * * * with the oath of signing a contract before God, voluntarily became a people's self-governing group. In order to better realize, maintain and develop the above purposes, we will ensure that we will abide by and obey the laws, regulations, rules, articles of association and public offices that are considered most suitable and convenient for all people in Hong Kong from time to time. "

This convention foreshadowed the idea of American democratic politics and laid the foundation for the autonomy of British colonial countries in North America.