60. The Founding of New Netherland. 60.新荷兰的创建 In 1621 the Dutch West India Company was founded. 1621年,荷兰西印度公司创建, Its first object was trade, but it also was directed to advance the peopling of the American lands...
Chapter 7 第7章 New Netherland and New Sweden 新荷兰和新瑞典 57. The Dutch. 57.荷兰人 At this time the Dutch were the greatest traders and shipowners in the world. 这个时候,荷兰人是世界上最大的商人,他们拥有最大的...
55. The New England Confederation, 1643. 55.新英格兰联邦(1643年) In 1640 the Long Parliament met in England, and in 1645 Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans destroyed the royal army in the battle of Naseby. 1640年英格兰的议会冗长未果...
52. The Pequod War, 1637. 52.皮库德之战(1637年) The Pequod Indians were not so ready as the Dutch to admit that resistance was hopeless. 皮库德的印第安人并不像荷兰人一样认为抵抗毫无希望, They attacked Wethersfiel...
48. The Founding of Massachusetts, 1629-30. 48.马萨诸塞的创建(16291630年) Unlike the poor and humble Pilgrims were the founders of Massachusetts. 马萨诸塞的创建者不像朝圣者那样贫穷和可怜, They were men of wealth an...
45. The Mayflower Compact, 1620. 45.《五月花号公约》(1620年) All the passengers on the Mayflower were not Pilgrims. 并非五月花号上的所有乘客都是朝圣者, Some of them were servants sent out by the London merchants to w...
Chapter 6 第6章 New England 新英格兰 42.The Puritans. 42.清教徒 The New England colonies were founded by English Puritans who left England because they could not do as they wished in the home land. 新英格兰殖民地由英国清教徒创立...
38. Religious Intolerance. 38.宗教不容忍 In 1625 King James died, and his son Charles became king. 1625年,国王詹姆斯死去, He left the Virginians to themselves for the most part. They liked this. 他的儿子查理继位,他极度放...
34. Tobacco-growing and Prosperity. 34.烟草种植与繁荣 European people were now beginning to use tobacco. Most of it came from the Spanish colonies. 从此,欧洲人开始吸食烟草,多数烟草由西班牙殖民地而来, Tobacco gre...
Chapter 5 第5章 Virginia and Maryland 弗吉尼亚和马里兰 31. The Virginia Company, 1606. 31.弗吉尼亚公司(1606年) English people were now beginning to think in earnest of founding colonies. 现在英国人开始认真地思考创建...