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Emily was surprised by Li Tianbao's words, and immediately said, "Don't you know what you're going to fix?" ”

"Of course, if I know I still need to talk nonsense with you?" Li Tianbao asked very forcefully. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Have you ever heard of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?" Emily asked Li Tianbao.

"Declaration of Independence!" Of course, Li Tianbao hadn't heard of it, although he was a little familiar with those four words, but he really didn't know what they meant. Just when Li Tianbao thought that he was going to answer with a rhetorical question again, as he thought had appeared, a picture full of words suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Are you trying to give me a hint?" Li Tianbao was obviously very excited.

The Declaration of Independence of the United States was a proclamation of the independence of the thirteen British colonies of North America from the Kingdom of Great Britain and the justification of such acts.

On July 4, 1776, the declaration was ratified by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, a day that later became the anniversary of American Independence. The original declaration was signed by the delegates attending the Continental Congress and is permanently displayed at the National Archives and Documents Administration in Washington, D.C., USA.

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important founding documents of the United States, and the Declaration of Independence consists of four parts: the first part is the preface, which sets out the purpose of the declaration. The second part highly summarizes the most radical political ideas of the bourgeoisie at that time, namely the doctrine of natural rights and the idea of sovereignty in the people. The third part recounts the crimes of British oppression of the people of the North American colonies, showing that the colonial people were forced to take up arms under unbearable circumstances and strive for the legitimacy and justice of independence. In the last part of the manifesto. The United States solemnly proclaimed its independence. ”

After seeing such a briefing, Li Tianbao also pretended to be an old scholar and read the above text again. But there is one more thing that I don't understand. The Declaration of Independence is just words, but what does it have to do with that American national treasure? After thinking about it, Li Tianbao said: "You still tell me directly, what is the American national treasure that needs me to repair?" ”

After hearing this, Emily said, "America's national treasures are divided into three categories, namely "commemoration", "reason" and "imagination".

The "Memorial" section is an introduction to the history of the United States. The history of the United States is not long, but this does not prevent Americans themselves from respecting history. The introductory text about this part of the exhibition says very well, 'Sharing of nostalgia. Like the sharing of experiences, it can unite the power of community, give profound meaning to individual experiences, and bind together every generation, past, present and future. These documents weave history, in which there are failures, successes, and the ugliness of perfidy. There is also a relentless pursuit of noble dreams. ’

The "Rationality" section has some important historical documents on display. In the exhibition hall there is a man from Thomas. Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, featuring the hand of John Jefferson. Adams and Benjamin. Franklin's handwritten modifications.

This is undoubtedly a national treasure. In my opinion, this is also a treasure of the world. 1776 was a great year for England with Adam. Smith's Wealth of Nations was published, while the United States issued the Declaration of Independence. The former has caused changes in human thought, and the latter has brought about changes in world politics. are of far-reaching significance. This is indeed a triumph of reason.

The owners of the library had a much broader understanding of "reason", morality and religion, government and its laws, science and invention, and the exploitation and exploitation of the natural world. are all reduced to reason. The "Imagination" section focuses on the achievements of Americans in the arts. This is art in a broad sense, involving architecture, music, literature. and a review of all kinds of creative activity in the United States. The introductory text says that people build and plan their churches, cities, and parks through their imagination; Go and put your talents to work in music, theatre and dance.

People also create various competitive sports through their imagination to make their leisure time more fulfilling. It can be summed up in the words "freedom, justice, exploration, and health". The most basic of these is "freedom". It is the American creed to live freely, to develop freely, to explore freely, to express one's individuality freely, while also respecting the freedom of others. ”

Listening to Emily's words, Li Tianbao smiled and said, "Then how did this thing appear?" ”

"Tensions between the Thirteen Colonies of British North America and the Kingdom of Great Britain continued to rise between the 1760s and 1770s, culminating in the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.

The battles of Lexington and Concord became the precursors of the American Revolution, and complete independence was initially the idea of a few. It was not until the passage of the Intolerable Act, which strongly suppressed colonial autonomy, that the idea of the British mother country as an oppressor became widespread.

The Suffolk Resolution of 1774 in Massachusetts and the publication of Thomas Paine's 1776 booklet Common Sense and other proclamations further set off an anti-British trend. The Declaration of Independence was a document drafted by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776, and signed by representatives of the other thirteen colonies, declaring the independence of the United States from Great Britain.

More than 100 years before independence, the ideas of the European Enlightenment began to spread in North America, laying the theoretical foundation for the publication of the Declaration of Independence. Under the influence of European Enlightenment ideas, the North American colonies also produced their own Enlightenment thinkers, represented by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, who opposed slavery and advocated that people enjoy free and equal rights. And shouted the slogan: "No taxation without representation". This slogan was originally a basic principle of British politics and was used in the struggle between the British aristocracy and the royal family, but was used by the colonists to defend their rights during the Revolutionary War.

Throughout the sixties of the eighteenth century and the seventies of the eighteenth century, relations between Britain and its North American colonies were increasingly strained. The British Parliament constantly taxed the colonies, but there were no representatives of the colonies in Parliament. The British Parliament promulgated the Sugar Duty Act, the Stamp Duty Act, and the Townsend Levy Act, which sparked a revolt from the colonial people.

In 1775, war broke out in Lexington and Concord, marking the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Although the war began, the original idea was not complete independence. But Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published in North America in 1776.

In this pamphlet, which is less than fifty pages, Thomas Paine answers the concerns of the people of the North American colonies accurately and vividly and points out the need for independence in the North American colonies from a whole new perspective. Thomas Paine called on the people of the colonies to break with Britain and establish their own republic. He stressed that real power must and can only come from the people.

Thomas Paine's ideas represented the ideas of the radical wing of the American Revolution. His theories inspired more people in the North American colonies, especially those of the lower middle classes, to devote themselves to the Revolutionary War. At this point, the war had shifted to the independence of the colonies.

On June 7, 1776, at a meeting of the Continental Congress, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a motion declaring: "In the name and in the power of the good people of these colonies, we solemnly declare and declare that these United Colonies shall hereby become, and rightfully shall be, a free and independent United States; They dissolved all affiliation with the British Crown, and all political ties between them and the Kingdom of Great Britain should henceforth be abolished altogether. "On June 10, the Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson was responsible for the actual drafting. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on 4 July and sent to the legislatures of the 13 states for signature and ratification.

In June 1776, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut gathered to draft a proclamation proclamation proclamating independence. The five-member panel resolved that the manifesto, drafted independently by Thomas Jefferson, was presented to Franklin and Adams, and that Franklin alone revised at least forty-eight of them. Jefferson later transcribed a revised version of the manuscript, which was submitted to the Continental Congress by a group of five on June 28, 1776.

On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia submitted a resolution to the Continental Congress: July 2, officially declaring independence. The text of the resolution reads: "It is hereby resolved that the United Colonies are, and shall be, free and independent States, which are exempt from their support of the British Crown: and all their political ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain shall also be and shall be null and void." ”

After listening to so many of Emily's statements, Li Tianbao was also deeply moved by the story of that piece of paper, but that thing was definitely not as attractive as money.

"Okay, I'm Chinese, there's no need to tell me about your American history, I'm wondering if what you need me to fix is the original draft of the Declaration of Independence?" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.. Read. )