US Independence Day（美国国庆日）
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="III">III</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Taxation">Taxation</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Representation">Representation</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1774 <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1775 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Concord">Concord</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Revere">Revere</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Concord">Concord</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>" <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unofficial">unofficial</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1776 <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="hopeless">hopeless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compose">compose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="Headed">Headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span>, <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span>, <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Livingston">Livingston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Sherman">Sherman</span>. <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 28. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span>, 9 <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span>, 2 - <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="Delaware">Delaware</span> <span word="undecided">undecided</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="abstained">abstained</span>.</p>
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