Who Was名人传 · 21 Who Was Betsy Ross
Chapter 3 War! The Society of Friends did not allow its members to marry people who were not Quakers. They wanted their community to stick together. John was successful. He had opened his own upholstery shop. And he came from a good family. But instead of the Society of Friends, John went to the Church of England. Because of that, Betsy's parents were against her marriage to John. Betsy and John eloped. They crossed the Delaware River to nearby Gloucester, New Jersey. On November 4, 1773, beside a large wood fireplace at an inn called Hugg's Tavern, they became man and wife.
第三章战争!友会不允许其成员与非贵格会成员结婚。 他们希望他们的社区团结在一起。 约翰成功了。他开了自己的室内装饰店。 他来自一个很好的家庭。 但约翰没有去朋友会,而是去了英国国教。 正因为如此,贝琪的父母反对她嫁给约翰。 贝琪和约翰私奔了。他们渡过特拉华河,来到附近的新泽西州格洛斯特。 1773年11月4日,在一家名叫哈格酒馆的小旅馆里,他们在一个大壁炉旁结为夫妻。
After her marriage, Betsy was forced to leave the Quakers. They asked her twice to apologize for marrying Ross, but she refused. She was not going to say she was sorry that she fell in love. Betsy joined John's church, Christ Church on Second Street in Philadelphia. She left Mr. Webster's shop and began working alongside John.
婚后,贝琪被迫离开贵格会。 他们两次要求她为嫁给罗斯道歉,但她拒绝了。 她不会为自己坠入爱河而道歉。 贝琪加入了约翰的教会,费城第二街的基督教堂。 她离开了韦伯斯特先生的店,开始和约翰一起工作。
Betsy and John started their married life at a very exciting time in Philadelphia. The anger in America over the tea tax and other insults was growing. Citizens wanted to band together to force a change. In the summer of 1774, colonial leaders gathered in Philadelphia. They came from the other colonies to plan their next move. In fact, these men wanted America to split from Great Britain and form an independent country. To take the steps toward independence, they met at the Continental Congress; it was the first time that leaders from each colony had come together to discuss their dreams for a new nation. The Congress sent a letter to King
贝琪和约翰在费城的一个非常激动人心的时刻开始了他们的婚姻生活。 在美国,对茶叶税和其他侮辱的愤怒正在增长。 市民们想要联合起来推动变革。 1774年夏天,殖民地领导人聚集在费城。 他们从其他殖民地赶来计划下一步行动。 事实上,这些人希望美国从英国分裂出来,形成一个独立的国家。 为了采取独立的步骤,他们在大陆会议上会面;这是每个殖民地的领导人第一次聚在一起,讨论他们对一个新国家的梦想。 国会给金写了一封信
George, demanding the right to "life, liberty, and property." COLONIAL GOVERNMENT EACH OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES WAS FORMED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS OF SETTLERS. THEY CHOSE DIFFERENT WAYS OF RUNNING THEIR COLONIES. VIRGINIA, FOR EXAMPLE, HAD A GOVERNOR AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. MARYLAND LET ONLY LANDOWNERS VOTE. NEW YORK USUALLY HAD ONE LEADER WHO MADE MOST OF THE DECISIONS FOR THE COLONY. TO FORM THESE COLONIES INTO A SINGLE NATION, HOWEVER, COLONIAL LEADERS HAD TO FIRST DECIDE ON ONE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. EACH COLONY EXCEPT GEORGIA SENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. THERE, THEY AGREED THAT THEY WANTED TO BE ONE NATION, SEPARATE FROM ENGLAND.
乔治,要求“生命、自由和财产”的权利。 殖民地政府13个殖民地中的每一个都是由不同的移民群体组成的。 他们选择了不同的方式来管理殖民地。 例如,弗吉尼亚州有州长和选举产生的代表。 马里兰州只允许土地所有者投票。 纽约通常有一位领导人为殖民地做大部分决定。 然而,要将这些殖民地组成一个国家,殖民地领导人必须首先决定一种政府形式。 除格鲁吉亚外,每个殖民地都派代表参加了第一届大陆会议。 在那里,他们一致同意,他们想成为一个国家,从英国分离出来。
