Explanation: Being the president of the United States is always a difficult and dangerous job, but it is especially so (or even more so) when there is a civil war and two or more parts of one country are fighting against each other. This was the expe

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.aspx?hjptype=songplayer=5file=Explanation: During the 1800s, the United States grew very quickly, but it did not grow in the same way in all places. Over time, there were more and more differences between the northern states and the southern states.

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Explanation: Do you know which war has been the deadliest war for the United States (or the war that has had the most American deaths)? It was the Civil War, where Americans fought against each other. From 1861 to 1865, northern states fought against

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Explanation: When Americans are asked about wars that the United States fought in during the 1800s, they often think of the Civil War. The Civil War was the war in which Americans fought each other, with northern states fighting against southern stat

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(green part is The Louisiana Territory) Explanation: In the late 1700s, New Orleans was one of the United States most important ports, since it was a city next to the water where ships or large boats could come and go. The United States used New Orle

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When the time came to run the boundary line, the American and Mexican commissioners could not agree. 但在谈及国界时，双方的外交官没有达成一致， So the United States paid ten million dollars more and received an additional strip o

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339. The Oregon Treaty, 1846. 339．俄勒冈条约（1846年） The matter was now taken up in earnest. 此时到了认真解决这个问题的时候， All Oregon or none, Fifty-four forty or fight, became popular cries. 全占或放弃，只有一个

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Chapter 33 第33章 The compromise of 1850 1850年的折中法案 340. The Wilmot Proviso, 1846. 340．韦幕特但书（1846年） What should be done with Oregon and with the immense territory received from Mexico? 怎样处理俄勒冈及从墨西哥

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He was in favor of squatter sovereignty, that is, allowing the people of each territory to have slavery or not as they chose. 他赞同主权自由，即允许各地对是否拥有奴隶制做出自己的选择。 The Whig candidate was General Taylo

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At first people paid little attention to them. 开始时人们不太关注这些传言， But when President Polk said that gold had been found, people began to think that it must be true. 但当珀尔卡总统说找到黄金时，人们开始相信果

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Many Northerners, who loved the Union, thought that slavery should be confined to the states where it existed. 许多热爱联邦的北方人认为奴隶制应该被限制到已经有奴隶制的州， They thought that slavery should not be permitte

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For example, the Southerners were to permit the admission of California as a free state, and to consent to the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 例如，南方人要允许加利福尼亚作为一个自由州加入联邦，并同

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The law of 1850 gave the enforcement of the act to United States officials. 1850年的法律将强制执行这个法案的权力交给美国政府官员， The agents of slave owners claimed many persons as fugitives. 奴隶主代表们宣称许多人都

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Chapter 34 第34章 The struggle for kansas 关于堪萨斯的纷争 349. Pierce elected President, 1852. 349．皮尔斯当选总统（1852年） It was now Campaign time for a new election. 又到了新一轮大选的时候， The Whigs had been su

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But Douglas said that the Compromise of 1820 had been repealed by the Compromise of 1850. 但是，道格拉斯说1820年的《折中法案》已经被1850年的《折中法案》所废止， So he proposed that the settlers of Nebraska should say wh

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352. Abraham Lincoln. 352．亚伯拉罕林肯 Born in Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln went with his parents to Indiana and then to Illinois. 亚伯拉罕林肯出生在肯塔基，他和父母一起来到印第安纳，后来又去了伊利诺斯。 As a

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So far all had gone well. 至此一切进展顺利。 But in the winter many of Taylor's soldiers were withdrawn to take part in Scott's campaign. 但到了冬季泰勒的许多士兵被抽调去参加斯科特发起的战役， This seemed to be the

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336. Seizure of California. 336．夺取加利福尼亚 California was the name given to the Mexican possessions on the Pacific coast north of Mexico itself. 加利福尼亚是对墨西哥以北太平洋沿岸墨西哥属地的称谓， There were no

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333. Beginning of the Mexican War, 1846. 333．墨西哥战争开始（1846年） The Mexicans had never acknowledged the independence of Texas. 墨西哥人从来都没有承认得克萨斯的独立， They now protested against its admission to the

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Tyler acted very differently. 泰勒则做出截然不同的反应， Under his direction a treaty was made with Texas. 在他的指示下联邦与得克萨斯签订了一个条约， This treaty provided for the admission of Texas to the Union. 这个

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