六级冲刺练习阅读9
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="Causes">Causes</span> <span word="Led">Led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Purchase">Purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="Territory">Territory</span></p><p> <span word="Until">Until</span> 1763, <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span>. <span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Allegheny">Allegheny</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waterways">waterways</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Seaboard">Seaboard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Spains">Spains</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monarchy">monarchy</span> ，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="distrusted">distrusted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="freer">freer</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="instantaneous">instantaneous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="furious">furious</span>, <span word="western">western</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1795 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>. <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="consented">consented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="navigated">navigated</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span>.</p>
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