122. The Tea Tax. 122.茶税 Of all the Townshend duties only the tax on tea was left. 所有汤森海关税中只有茶税被保留下来, It happened that the British East India Company had tons of tea in its London storehouses and was greatly...
CHAPTER 13 第13章 REVOLUTION IMPENDING 革命的的到来 119. The Soldiers at New York and Boston. 119.在纽约和波士顿的士兵 Soldiers had been stationed at New York ever since the end of the French war because that was the most central...
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...
113. Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766. 113.废除《印花税法案》(1766年) It chanced that at this moment George III and George Grenville fell out. 碰巧此时乔治三世和乔 治o格伦维尔在互相猜忌, The king dismissed the minis...
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...
CHAPTER 12 第12期 TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION 无代表权税收 107. George III and George Grenville. 107.乔治三世与乔治o格伦维尔 George III became king in 1760. 乔治三世于1760年登基, He was a narrow, stupid, well-meanin...
CHAPTER 11 第11章 BRITAIN'S COLONIAL SYSTEM 不列颠的殖民地制度 103. Early Colonial Policy. 103.早期殖民政策 At the outset, England's rulers had been very kind to Englishmen who founded colonies. 一开始,英格兰统治者一直对...
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...
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...
95. Founding of Louisiana. 95.创建路易斯安那 La Salle named this immense region Louisiana in honor of the French king. 为了纪念法国的国王, 拉萨尔把这片广袤的地区命名为路易斯安那。 He soon led an expedition to p...