Amy was very surprised by Li Tianbao's words and immediately said: "Don't you know what you are going to repair?"
"Of course, if I knew, why would I still talk nonsense to you?" Li Tianbao asked forcefully.
"Then have you heard of the American Declaration of Independence?" Amy asked Li Tianbao.
"Declaration of Independence!" Of course Li Tianbao had never heard of it. Although those four words were familiar to him, he really didn't know what they meant. Just when Li Tianbao thought that he was going to do what he thought he had done before, he wanted to
When I answered with a rhetorical question again, a picture full of words suddenly appeared in my mind.
"Are you trying to give me a hint?" Li Tianbao was obviously very excited.
"The American Declaration of Independence is a proclamation in which the thirteen British colonies in North America declare their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and declare the legitimacy of this move.
The Declaration was approved by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. This day later became the United States' Independence Day. The original copy of the Declaration was signed by representatives of the Continental Congress and is permanently displayed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
and Documentation Department.
This Declaration is one of the most important founding documents of the United States. The Declaration of Independence consists of four parts: The first part is the preface, which explains the purpose of the declaration. The second part highly summarizes the most radical political thought of the bourgeoisie at that time, namely natural rights.
The doctrine and the idea that sovereignty lies in the people. The third part enumerates the crimes committed by the British in oppressing the people of the North American colonies, explaining that the colonial people were forced to take up arms when they could not bear it, and strived for the legitimacy and justice of independence. At the end of the declaration
In part, the United States solemnly declares its independence."
After seeing this introduction, Li Tianbao also pretended to be an old scholar and read the above words again. But there was still one thing he didn't understand. That is, the Declaration of Independence is just words, but what does it have to do with the American national treasure?
After thinking about it, Li Tianbao said: "You should just tell me directly, what is the American national treasure that needs me to repair?"
After hearing this, Amy said: "The national treasures of the United States are divided into three categories, namely "memorial", "reason" and "imagination".
The "Memorial" part introduces the history of the United States. The history of the United States is not long, but this does not prevent Americans from respecting history. The introduction text about this part of the exhibition says very well, "Sharing memories is like sharing experiences."
Sharing can unite the strength of a community, give profound meaning to personal experiences, and closely connect every generation of the past, present and future. These documents weave history. There are failures, successes, and treachery.
Despite the ugliness, there is also the unremitting pursuit of noble dreams.'
There are some important historical documents on display in the "Reason" section. In the exhibition hall there is a draft of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson, which was revised by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
This is undoubtedly a national treasure. In my opinion, it is also a world treasure. 1776 was a great year. The United Kingdom published Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" and the United States published the "Declaration of Independence."
The changes in human thought caused by the former and the changes in world politics brought about by the latter are both of far-reaching significance. This is indeed a victory of reason.
The owner of the library has a much broader understanding of "rationality". Morality and religion, government and its laws, science and invention, and the development and utilization of the natural world are all attributed to reason. The "Imagination" section mainly introduces the United States
People's achievements in art. This is art in a broad sense, involving architecture, music, literature, and comments on various creative activities in the United States. The relevant introductory text says that people use imagination to build and plan their churches, cities, and
park; to develop your talents in music, drama and dance.
People also use their imagination to create various competitive sports to make their leisure time more fulfilling. It can be summarized in the words "freedom, justice, exploration, and health". The most basic of them is "freedom". Freedom
Live freely, develop freely, explore freely, express one's own personality freely, and at the same time respect the freedom of others. This is the American creed."
After listening to Aimee'er's words, Li Tianbao smiled and said, "Then how did this thing appear?"
"Between the 1760s and 1770s, tensions between the Thirteen British North American Colonies and the Kingdom of Great Britain continued to rise, culminating in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
The battles of Lexington and Conconcord also became the forerunners of the American Revolutionary War, and complete independence was only the idea of a few people at first. It was not until the Intolerable Act that strongly suppressed colonial autonomy was passed that the British motherland was regarded as the oppressor.
It is becoming more and more widespread.
The Suffolk Resolution of Massachusetts in 1774 and Thomas Paine's Pamphlet of Common Sense in 1776 further set off the anti-British trend. The Declaration of Independence was a document issued on July 4, 1776.
The original document declaring the United States' independence from Great Britain, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and signed by representatives of the thirteen other colonies.
As early as more than a hundred years before independence, European Enlightenment ideas began to spread in North America, laying the theoretical foundation for the issuance of the Declaration of Independence. Under the influence of European Enlightenment ideas, the North American colonies also produced their own Enlightenment thinkers, representatives of
The characters are Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. They opposed slavery and advocated that people enjoy freedom and equal rights. They also shouted the slogan: "No taxation without representation." This slogan was originally a basic principle of British politics.
It was used in the struggle between the British nobles and the royal family, but was used by the colonists to defend their rights during the Revolutionary War.
Throughout the 1860s and 1770s, relations between Britain and its North American colonies were increasingly tense. The British Parliament continued to tax the colonies, but had no representation from the colonies in Parliament. The British Parliament
The "Sugar Tax Act", "Stamp Duty Act", and "Townshend Tax Act" were promulgated respectively, triggering resistance from the colonial people.
In 1775, the war broke out in Lexington and Concord, which marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Although the war began, the original idea was not completely independent. But Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Published in North America in 1776.
In this booklet of less than fifty pages, Thomas Paine accurately answered the concerns of the people of the North American colonies in concise and vivid language, and pointed out the necessity of independence for the North American colonies from a completely new perspective. Thomas Paine
He called on the colonial people to break away from Britain and establish their own republic. He emphasized that real power must and only come from the people.
Thomas Paine's ideas represented the views of the radicals in the American Revolution. His theories inspired more people in the North American colonies, especially the middle and lower classes, to firmly devote themselves to the War of Independence. By this point, the war had turned to fighting for the colonies.
independent.
On June 7, 1776, at a meeting of the Continental Congress, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed a motion declaring: “In the name and authority of the good people of these colonies, we do solemnly declare and
Declaration: That these United Colonies are henceforth, and justly shall be, free and independent United States; that they are relieved of all subordination to the Crown of England, and that all political connection between them and the Kingdom of Great Britain is heretofore utterly abolished." June 10th.
On July 4, the Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence. The actual drafting work was undertaken by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4 and sent to the thirteen state legislatures for signature and approval.
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
The Declaration was a declaration of determination to declare independence. The five-member group decided that the Declaration was drafted independently by Thomas Jefferson and showed it to Franklin and Adams. Franklin revised at least forty-eight of it. Jefferson later copied a revised version based on this, and the five people
The group submitted it to the Continental Congress on June 28, 1776.
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia submitted Lee's resolution to the Continental Congress: Independence was formally declared on July 2. The resolution read: "It is hereby resolved to unite the colonies.
Being, and shall be, a free and independent State, it absolves itself of all allegiance to the British Crown: all its political connections with the State of Great Britain are, and shall be, utterly null and void.”
After listening to so many of Aimee's statements, Li Tianbao was deeply moved by the story on that piece of paper, but that thing was definitely not as powerful as the attraction of money.
"Okay, I am Chinese. There is no need to introduce your American history to me. Now I want to know if what you need me to restore is the original manuscript of the Declaration of Independence?" (To be continued...)