【美国精神】第73期

Explanation:

  Do you know which war has been the deadliest war for the United¹ States (or the war that has had the most American deaths)? It was the Civil War, where Americans fought against each other. From 1861 to 1865, northern states fought against southern states, sometimes with family members fighting against each other. About 620,000 soldiers (or people who fight in a war) died.

  The northern states were called “the Union” and were led by President Abraham Lincoln. The Union was fighting against 11 states in the south that had seceded² from the United States (or stopped being a part of the country). They called themselves the Confederate States of America, or sometimes just the Confederacy, and were led by a man named Jefferson Davis.

  The Confederacy claimed its independence, or said that it was no longer part of the United States, but no other countries recognized its independence, meaning that no other countries treated it like a new country, even though some British and French companies did sell military³ supplies (or things to fight with, such as guns) to the Confederacy. The United States treated the Confederacy as a rebellion⁴ (or an organized effort to change the leadership of a country).

  Although the Confederacy did not exist for very long, it did have an organized government. Jefferson Davis was elected to be the president and he had a full cabinet⁵, or a group of people to give him ideas and suggestions for the government and to run important government offices. The Confederacy also had its own flag, which is sometimes called the “Navy Jack,” Although most people today call it simply

the Confederate flag.

  Even though the Confederacy lost the war and the 11 states rejoined the United States (or became part of the country again), many of the people who live in the south are still proud of the Confederacy. Sometimes you can see the Confederate flag flying in the southern United States.

 

问题：

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

Answer:

• The Civil War

• The War between the States

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 seceded   

v.脱离，退出( secede的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903. 巴拿马共和国于1903年脱离哥伦比亚。
• One of the states has seceded from the federation. 有一个州已从联邦中退出。 来自辞典例句

3 military   

n.军队；adj.军事的，军人的，好战的

参考例句：

• The area has been declared a closed military zone.这个地区已宣布为军事禁区。
• The king was just the tool of the military government.国王只是军政府的一个傀儡。

4 rebellion   

n.造反，叛乱，反抗

参考例句：

• The next year they rose up in rebellion.第二年他们就揭竿起义了。
• The new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.新政府迅速把叛乱镇压下去。

5 cabinet   

n.内阁，内阁会议；(带玻璃门存物品的)橱柜

参考例句：

• I keep my collection of old china in the cabinet.我把古瓷器收藏品存放在橱子里。
• He had held many important offices in the French cabinet.他在法国内阁中任过许多重要职务。