Most emigrants escaped political oppression, to seek the freedom to practice their religion, or for adventure and opportunities
Settlers including English, Dutch, Swedes and Germans, a few French and a scattering of Spaniards, Italians and Portuguese
The first African slaves were brought to Virginia in 1619
Society in the middle colonies was more varied and cosmopolitan
Germans became the colony's most skillful farmers
Cottage industries such as weaving, shoemaking, cabinetmaking and other crafts were important
The southern settlements were predominantly rural
The Scots and Irish tended to settle in the back country, where they cleared land and lived by hunting and farming
The British government needed more money to support its growing empire, so it started a new financial policy
The colonists resisted the new taxes and regulations imposed by England, such as the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act or the Coercive Act
The 13 colonies were not yet one united nation.
On a national level, the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union" produced by John Dickinson in 1776, were adopted by the Continental Congress in November 1777, and they went into effect in 1781
the South became solidly united behind the institution of slavery
chief among these was the rise of a great cotton-growing industry
sugarcane and tobacco, labor-intensive crops contributed to slavery's extension
1860-- After Abraham Lincoln was elected president
11 states left the Union and proclaimed themselves an independent nation, the Confederate States of America
Including South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
In 1803, President Jefferson negotiated the purchase of Louisiana with the French
From 1816 to 1821, 6 new states were created -- Indiana, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri
Western expansion led to increasing conflicts with the Indians of the West
New England and the Middle Atlantic states --main centers of manufacturing, commerce and finance.
Principal products were textiles, lumber, clothing, machinery, leather and woolen goods.
The South featured an economy centered on agriculture.
In 1849, gold was discovered in California.
An important stimulus to western prosperity was the great improvement in transportation facilities
Between 1840 and 1860, the United States received its first wave of immigrants, nearly 4.5 Million.
By 1865, about 1/5 Union soldiers was a wartime immigrant.
Famine, rising populations and political unrest stimulated emigration
By 1900, the U.S. had more rail mileage than all of Europe. The petroleum, steel and textile industries prospered.
An electrical industry flourished as Americans made use of a series of inventions: the telephone, the light bulb, the phonograph.
满意可追加200
History of the United States, 帮我翻译下内容,不要各种在线翻译器翻译...
(当初)移民到美国的人们多是为了躲避宗教迫害 也有想在此实现自己宗教梦想 寻求自由或喜好冒险 寻求发财的。这些定居者中有英格兰人 荷兰人 瑞典人 德国人 一些法国人 还有少数散居的西班牙人 意大利人和葡萄牙人 美国的首批黑奴于1619年船抵弗吉尼亚 中部殖民地社会更为多元现代化。到这的德国人成了这里...
美国历史 翻译一下
A Brief History of the United States: former Indian settlements. 15, the end of the century, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Britain and North America started to immigrants. Britain catch up, in 1773, the United Kingdom has established the 13 colonies. 1775 outbreak of the people...
...姐姐们请帮我翻译一下下面的文字吧,翻译器翻译的就不用了。谢谢啊...
More than three headlines asked the original title of the main information is reproduced as a literal translation, therefore, as with the original text with clear and concise, highlighting the characteristics of the thrust. However, because of differences in Chinese and English, the translator of a...
阅读理解The United States 全文就翻译啊、在线等
美国濒临失去其技术世界领先地位的境地。近年来不止一项研究这样说。其中一个衰落的原因就是美国科学家和工程师数量的并行下降。自1976年以来,科学家和工程师的就业超过了85%。这种趋势预计还将持续。然而,趋势表明,22岁专业人士的数量——近期PH.D.s的来源正在下降。问题的进一步深化是这些从如司法、医药...
帮忙翻译一片小文章(中译英)不要用机器翻译,谢谢
forgotten, of cause, would be the three day university life, and kids’ favorite places, Hollywood and Disneyland.十五天时间,转瞬即逝,或许这辈子我都忘不了这十五天。Time flies, 15 days gone by without noticed. I don’t think I will ever forget these 15 days in my life....
谁能帮我翻译一下下面这一段话
outlined in the south and north sides of the political, economic, cultural similarities and differences between various levels, with a strong epic style, the history of the United States can be called a true portrayal of the turning point, at the same time be a very long time lo...
帮我把中文翻译成英文,中文有50字左右(别直接用翻译器)
Due to the fact that Samsung Group have invested heavily in the development of sophisticated technology, combined with the introduction of the advanced technology from the United States, Korea has become the third country only after the United States and Japan in developing the ...
Thanksgiving in the united states 英语文章翻译【急用,要自己翻译的...
在这个时候,人们也会记得在四百年前第一批从英国来美国定居的旅者。这些旅者经过了一个非常长和艰辛的冬季,所以不少人死了。在下一个秋天,他们感谢他们所得到的生活,食物,还有新家。所以每逢这个日子,大部分的美国人一如既往地用大餐来表达他们对自己家庭的感谢。他们庆祝的主要食物是火鸡,一种...
帮忙翻译一篇英文文章 不要网络翻译器
在英国有许多州立学校和公立学校。州立学校是免费的。但家长们必须为公立学校付学费,因为英国的所谓公立学校都是私立学校。90%的孩子都去州立学校。许多公立学校都是寄宿制学校。孩子们在平时都是在学校度过的,只有在周末才能回家度过。在这两个国家教学都是以学生为中心。学生们经常分组工作在一起,...
请帮我翻译一下这段话,不要用翻译器,不多的
grain and other resources cannot get seasonable complement. Influenza vaccine, in the country such as the United States, in epidemic occurred6 months after successful developed a vaccine, but the test and production of long, in Central Asia, Africa and some developed countries the vacci...