英语国家概况American_History

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•不忘初心，方得始终。他成为美国史上最伟大的总统之一。
•I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards.
我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。 ---------------Abraham Lincoln
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Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown.
Lincoln’s life • • • • • •
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1854年,45岁,竞选参议员，落选了
1856年,47岁,在共和党的全国代表大会上争取副总统的提名得票110张 1858年,49岁,再度参选参议员,再度落选 1860年,51岁,当选美国总统 1864年,55岁,连任美国总统，北方军取得胜利 1865年,56岁,内战结束公开地被枪杀在剧场
On Apr 9, 1865, General Lee, commanding general of the Confederate army, surrendered(投降). On Apr.14, Lincoln was assassinated.
•It resolved two fundamental issues:
Two different economic systems existed side by side.
The north demanded high tariffs and asked the government to build an infrastructure of roads and railways.
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1838年,29岁,努力争取成为州议员的发言人,没有成功 1840年,31岁,争取成为被选举人,落选了 1843年,34岁,参加国会大选,又落选了 1846年,37岁,再次参加国会大选,这次当选了 1848年,39岁,寻求国会议员连任,失败了 1849年,40岁,想在自己州内担任土地局长,被拒绝了
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Abraham Lincoln was elected President as candidate of _____. A. the Democratic Party B. the Republican Party C. the Whig Party D. None of the above
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• 1. 2. 3. 4. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by _______ during the Civil War. George Washington Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson Franklin Roosevelt
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I dont know or even if she knows me she is the place i'm heading,and i hardly know her. 怀念那年的自己，我甚至完全不了解她 ,但我曾爱她胜过爱自己。
------Anthony Minghella 《cold mountain》
•生下来就一贫如洗的林肯，终其一生都在面对挫败，八次竞选落败，两次经商失败，甚至还精神崩溃过一次。
•He could have quit many times－but he didn't and because he didn't quit, he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of the country.

Lincoln met with his cabinet on July 22, 1862 for the first reading of a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
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The Result of the Civil War
– Slavery was completely abolished; – America became a single and stronger nation.
The train which took his body to his former home in Springfield, Illinois, traveled 12 days before reaching its destination, for all the towns, villages and even the railway itself were packed with people paying their last respect to Lincoln.
The south advocated free trade, so opposed high tariffs.
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The Outbreak of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president in 1861.(the Republican Party) •The South formed a new nation - the Confederate States of America. •Lincoln was determined to maintain Federal Government as a union. •The war broke out on April 12, 1861.
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Emancipation Proclamation解放奴隶宣言
It freed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the Union. It did not free slaves in border states. 1863 Emancipation = freedom
THE CIVIL WAR
南北战争；美国内战
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Union vs Confederacy
union 美利坚合众国（简称联邦） confederate 美利坚联盟国（简称邦联）
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The Causes of the Civil War (P114,2-3)