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内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.James MonroePresident James Madison retired after two four-year terms. His Republican Party chose another Virginian, James Monroe, as its next presidential candidate.Th... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.Detail from "The Battle of New Orleans" by E. Percy MorganThe United States and Britain agreed late in December of eighteen fourteen to end the war between them. The pe... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.Most recently in our series, we have been talking about the War of Eighteen Twelve between the United States and Britain. In the summer of eighteen fourteen, the two co... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.As we described last week, British forces attacked Washington in the summer of eighteen fourteen. They burned the Capitol building, the White House and other public bui... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.Detail of a mural by Allyn Cox in the Capitol building. The painting shows the burning of the Capitol in 1814.The United States declared war on Britain in eighteen twel... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.James MadisonIn the spring of eighteen twelve, the United States and Britain were moving closer to war. Congress had approved a ninety-day embargo to stop Am... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.James MadisonJames Madison of Virginia was elected president of the United States in eighteen hundred and eight. He followed Thomas Jefferson and served two terms.Madis... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson left the White House in March of eighteen hundred and nine. His secretary of state, James Madison, had been elected president. Jefferso... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.This week in our series, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith have the story of Thomas Jefferson's final acts as president, and the election of James Madison.(MUSIC)VOICE T... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.This week in our series, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith continue the story of Thomas Jefferson's second term as president.(MUSIC)VOICE TWO:Thomas JeffersonIn the earl... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.George Washington by artist LaugierThe United States declared its independence from Britain on July fourth, seventeen seventy-six. The new nation was a loosely for... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.George WashingtonLast week in our series, we described how the Constitution became law once nine of America's first thirteen states ratified it. The Continental Co... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.In recent weeks, we told the story of how the United States Constitution was written. In seventeen eighty-seven, a group of delegates gathered for a convention in ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of delegates met in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. They ended up writing a new document instead -... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:This map of Philadelpia, drawn in 1777, shows streams, roads and the names of landowners. Independence Hall, home of the federal convention of 1787, is shown at the bottom.Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. The history of the United States Constitution is a long and interesting story that we have been telling now for several weeks. Today w e continue with the convent... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.Detail from ''Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention,'' by Junius Brutus Stearns, 1856In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of America's earl... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER:Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of America's early leaders met in Philadelphia. Over a period of four months, they worked on a document that would ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. Today, Gordon Gaippe and Richard Rael continue the story of the United States Constitution.(MUSIC)VOICE TWO:Edmund Randolph's speech introducing the Virgini... >>详细内容

内容介绍：Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson. Today, Tony Riggs and I continue the story of the United States Constitution.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of America's ... >>详细内容