There are many stories of early settlers of America: the people who moved westward and opened up new territory.

人们向西迁移，然后发现了新大陆。

This was a law that opened up two new territories of the United States.

这是一项开辟了美国两个新领土的法律。

Why do brains sleep and dream? What is intelligence? How do you build consciousness out of pieces and parts? Those questions are still open territory.

大脑为什么会睡着和做梦？智商是什么？人类是怎样把一些零碎的东西形成意识的？这些问题仍是我们未涉足的领域。

They believed they were in the majority. They wanted a vote before too many free-state settlers moved in. The legislature would have the power to keep the territory open to slavery and, in time, help it become a slave state.

他们认为他们占有大多数选票，想在太多的自由州定居者搬来前举行投票。立法机构将有权保持在该地区执行奴隶制，并及时帮助其成为允许蓄奴的州。