2008 版(100 题)A:殖民时期与独立

殖民者为何与英国作战?

Why did the colonists fight the British?

答案

  • 因为高额赋税(没有代表权的征税)because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
  • 因为英军驻扎在他们的住宅中(寄宿、占用)because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
  • 因为他们没有自治权because they didn’t have self-government

解析

高税、无代表权征税、驻军民宅、缺乏自治等促使殖民者反抗英国。

A:殖民时期与独立