The Library of Congress is America's national library. It has more thanone-hundred-twenty-million books and other objects. It has newspapers, popular publications and letters of historical interest.It also has maps, photographs, art prints, movies, s

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By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 20, 2003 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: 1)The Declaration of Independence helped establish the United States as a new nation. So did the 2)Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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On his grave he wanted written, ''Here was buried Thomas Jefferson -- author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Virginia Law for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.'' Transcript of radio broadcast: 23 July 2

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Words and Their Stories: Belittle 词汇典故:贬低 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Todays word is belittle. It was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the third pre

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John Adams Elected as Nation's Second President -The Making of a Nation No. 27 - Adams Part 1 约翰亚当斯当选国家的第二任总统 From VOA Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Emb

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How America's First President Led the Nation From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation. American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story of Americas first president, George Washington.

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We're now in Washington D.C., the capital city of America. 我们现在在华盛顿特区,美国的首都。 I think this city's name must be connected with president Washington. 我想这个城市的名字肯定与华盛顿总统有关。 Yes. Geo

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226. Death of Washington, 1799. 226.华盛顿的去世(1799年) In the midst of this excitement George Washington died. 在这个群情激昂的时期,华盛顿去世了。 People forgot how strongly he had taken the Federalist side in the la

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225. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 1798~99. 225.弗吉尼亚州和肯塔基州的决议(1798~1799年) In the exciting years before the Revolutionary War the colonial legislatures had passed many resolutions condemning the acts of the Briti

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209. The French Revolution. 209.法国革命 In 1789 the French people rose against their government. 1789年,法国人民起来反抗他们的政府, In 1792 they imprisoned their king and queen. 1792年他们将国王和王后送进大牢,

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208. The Republicans. 208.共和党人 Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Albert Gallatin, and their friends entirely disagreed with the Federalists on all of these points. They called themselves Republicans. 托马斯o杰佛逊、詹姆斯o麦迪逊、

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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

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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

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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

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The Texas Board of Education has long promoted the teaching of creationism in schools instead of actual science. Its former chairman and current member Don McLeroy uttered this immortal line when confronted with numerous actual scientists urging that

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''For a time, I think the embargo is less evil than war,'' the outgoing president said. Finally he accepted a compromise -- trade, except with Britain and France. Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 July 2008 ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATI

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AS IT IS 2015-02-10 Thomas Jefferson's Collection Still Impresses 200 Years Later 200年后托马斯杰斐逊的收藏仍令人惊艳 The United States Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. It has a huge collection of books and oth

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Southern States Form a New Nation 南方各州组成新的国家 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. South Carolina withdrew from the United States on December 20, 1860. South Car

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Today we do not seek to impose our vision on others, but we are convinced that certain rights are universalnot American rights or European rights or rights for developed nations, but the birthrights of people everywhere, now enshrined in the United N

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Hello, everyone. Today is April 13th. And on this day in 1743,Thomas Jefferson, future president and drafter of Declaration of Independence, was born. The top political theorist in early America, Jefferson played an enormous role in shaping early Ame

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