407. Contrabands of War. 407.战争走私品 The war had scarcely begun before slaves escaped into the Union lines. 在奴隶逃奔到联邦阵线之前,很少有大的战役打响。 One day a Confederate officer came to Fortress Monroe and dema

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409. The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. 409.《解放奴隶宣言》(1863年) On September 23, 1862, Lincoln issued a proclamation stating that on the first day of the new year he would declare free all slaves in any portion of the United Sta

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137. Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. 137.邦克山(1775年6月17日) When the seamen on the British men-of-war waked up on the morning of June 17, the first thing they saw was a redoubt on the top of one of the Charlestown hills. 6月17日早晨,当

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CHAPTER 14 第14章 BUNKER HILL TO TRENTON 从邦克山到特伦顿 133.Advantages of the British. 133.不列颠的优势 At first sight it seems as if the Americans were very foolish to fight the British. 看起来美洲人与英国开战似乎非常

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131.Gage in Massachusetts, 1774~75. 131.盖奇在马萨诸塞(1774~1775年) General Gage found he had a good deal to do before he could begin to crush the rebellion. 盖奇将军发现在出征平定叛乱之前他有许多事情要做, He ha

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128. The American Association, 1774. 128.美洲人协会(1774年) It soon became clear that the members of the Congress were opposed to any hasty action. 很快就可以看出大陆议会反对任何草率行动, They were not willing to begi

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110. The Stamp Act Congress, 1765. 110.《印花税法案》议会(1765年) Colonial congresses were no new thing. 殖民地议会并不是一个新生事物, There had been many meetings of governors and delegates from colonial assemblies. 已

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101. Capture of Quebec, 1759. 101.攻陷魁北克(1759年) Of all the younger generals James Wolfe was foremost. 在所有青年将领中,詹姆斯o沃尔夫是最年轻的, To him was given the task of capturing Quebec. 他的任务是夺取

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98. Fort Duquesne. 98.杜坤要塞 Instead of heeding Dinwiddie's warning, the French set to work to build Fort Duquesne at the spot where the Alleghany and Monongahela join to form the Ohio,-on the site of the present day city of Pittsburg. 法国人

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116. The New Customs Officers at Boston, 1768. 116.1768年波士顿的新海关官员 The chief office of the new customs organization was fixed at Boston. 新的海关总署设置在波士顿, Soon John Hancock's sloop, Liberty , sailed into the

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143.Trenton, December 26, 1776. 143.特伦顿(1776年12月26日) Washington did not give up. On Christmas night, 1776, he crossed the Delaware with a division of his army. 华盛顿没有放弃,1776年圣诞节之夜他带着一个分队穿过特

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151.Oriskany, 1777. 151.奥里斯坎尼(1777年) Meantime St. Leger, with a large body of Indians and Canadian frontiersmen, was marching to join Burgoyne by the way of Lake Ontario and the Mohawk Valley. 与此同时,圣里格带着一支由印

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148.The Army at Valley Forge, 1777~78. 148.福吉谷的部队(1777~1778年) The sufferings of the soldiers during the following winter can never be overstated. 在接下来的冬季士兵们遭受的苦难令人难以想象, They seldom had m

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CHAPTER 15 第15章 THE GREAT DECLARATION AND THE FRENCH ALLIANCE 《独立宣言》和法国联盟 145.Growth of the Spirit of Independence. 145.独立精神的成长 The year 1776 is even more to be remembered for the doings of Congress than it i

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169. A Time of Distress. 169.萧条时期 It is not right to speak too harshly of the refusal of the state governments to give Congress the money it asked for, as the people of the states were in great distress and had no money to give. 苛刻地批评

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174. Claims to Western Lands. 174.西部土地的主权 The Confederation seemed to be falling to pieces. 联邦似乎要四分五裂, That it did not actually fall to pieces was largely due to the fact that all the states were interested in the

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222. War with France, 1797~98. 222.与法国的战争(1797~1798年) The organization of a provisional army was now at once begun. 美国立刻着手组成一支临时部队, Washington accepted the chief command on condition that Hamilton sho

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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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211. Citizen Genet. 211.公民吉奈特 The new French government soon sent an agent or minister to the United States. 新成立的法国政府马上派代理人或大臣去美国。 He was the Citizen Genet. He landed at Charleston, South Carolina

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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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