298. The Steam Locomotive. 298.蒸汽机车 Steam was used to drive boats through the water. 人们用蒸汽在水上驱动船, Why should not steam be used to haul wagons over a railroad? 为什么不可以用蒸汽在路轨上拉动马车? Th
The great increase in manufacturing, and the great changes in modes of transport, led people to crowd together in cities and towns. 制造业的巨大发展以及交通方式的巨大改变让人们纷纷涌向大城市和城镇。 These inventions m
Chapter 29 第29期 The Reign of Andrew Jackson,1829-1837 安德鲁杰克逊的任期(1829-1837年) 301. General Jackson. 301.杰克森将军 Born in the backwoods of Carolina, Jackson had early crossed the Alleghanies and settled in Tennessee.
303. The North and the South. 303.北方和南方 The South was now a great cotton-producing region. 此时,南方是一个巨大的棉花种植区, This cotton was grown by negro slaves. 黑奴在这里种植棉花, The North was now a great
280. The Florida Treaty, 1819. 280.《佛罗里达条约》(1819年) While this contest was going on, the United States bought of Spain a large tract of land admirably suited to negro slavery. 在这场争议进行的同时,美国从西班牙买
255. British and French Trickery. 255.英法国两国的诡计 The scheme of non-intercourse did not seem to bring the British and the French to terms much better than the embargo had done. 似乎《互不交往法案》和《封港令法案》一样
232. Making of the West. 232.西部地区的创建 Even before the Revolutionary War explorers and settlers had crossed the Alleghany Mountains. 远在革命战争之前就有人穿过奥利哈尼山到西部探险和定居。 In Washington's time
234. Whitney's Cotton Gin, 1793. 234.伊利o惠特尼的轧棉机(1793年) Eli Whitney was a Connecticut schoolmaster. 伊利o惠特尼是康涅狄格州的一名教师, He went to Georgia to teach General Greene's children. 他去佐治亚州给
236. Growth of Manufactures, 1789-1800. 236.制造业的发展(1789~1800年) As soon as the new government with its wide powers was established, manufacturing started into life. Old mills were set to work. 随着新政府及其强大政权的建立
Chapter 23 第23章 Jefferson's Administrations 杰斐逊政府 237. President Jefferson. 237.杰斐逊总统 Thomas Jefferson was a Republican. He believed in the republican form of government. 托马斯杰斐逊是共和党人,他信奉共和形式
240. Paying the National Debt. 240.偿还国债 Jefferson was especially anxious to cut down the expenses of the government and to pay as much as possible of the national debt. 杰斐逊急于削减政府开支以尽可能地偿还国债, Madison
241. Louisiana again a French Colony. 241.路易斯安那再次成为法国殖民地 Spanish territory now bounded the United States on the south and the west. 此时,美国的南部和西部都是西班牙的领土。 The Spaniards were not good
243. The Treaty Ratified. 243.修改条约 Jefferson found himself in a strange position. 杰斐逊发现自己处于一个尴尬的境地, The Constitution nowhere delegated to the United States power to acquire territory. 宪法中找不到授权
245. The Twelfth Amendment, 1804. 245.1804年宪法第十二条修正案 Four presidential elections had now been held under the method provided by the Constitution. 此时,根据宪法提供的方法已经举行了四次总统选举, And that
Chapter 24 第24章 Causes of the War of 1812 1812年战争的原因 247. The North Africa Pirates. 247.北非的海盗 Stretching along the northern shores of Africa from Egypt westward to the Atlantic were four states. 沿着非洲北部海岸从埃
248. America, Britain, and France. 248.美国、不列颠和法国 Napoleon Bonaparte was now Emperor of the French. 此时拿破仑o波拿巴是法国的皇帝, In 1804 he made war on the British and their allies. 1804年,他向英国和英国的
250. The Embargo, 1807-1809. 250.封港令(1807~1809年) Jefferson hardly knew what to do. He might declare war on both Great Britain and on France. 杰斐逊几乎不知道该怎么办,他可以向英国和法国宣战, But to do that woul
251. The Outrage on the Chesapeake, 1807. 251.切萨皮克之辱(1807年) The British now added to the anger of the Americans by impressing seamen from the decks of an American warship. 此时,英国人进一步激怒美国人,他们从美国
253. The Non-Intercourse Act, 1809. 253.《互不交往法案》(1809年) By this time the embargo had become so very unpopular that it could be maintained only at the cost of civil war. 此时封港令已经非常不得人心,如果再执行封
239. The Judiciary Act of 1801. 239.《司法法案》(1801年) One of the last laws made by the Federalists was the Judiciary Act of 1801. 联邦党人最后制定的那些法律中有一个是1801年的《司法法案》, This law greatly e
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