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8.What did the Declaration of Independence do?
8.《独立宣言》有什么作用?
Answer: Announced our independence from Great Britain; Declared our independence from Great Britain; Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
答案:宣告美国自英国独立
Explanation: On July 4, 1776, a group of men convened (or met) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and signed a document called the Declaration of Independence.
解释:1776年7月4日,一群人在费城宾夕法尼亚召开了会议并签署了文件《独立宣言》 。
To declare means to announce or let other people know about something,
“Declare”的意思是“宣告”或“让他人知道某事”,
so a declaration is an announcement of some important event or action.
因此宣言是宣告一些重要的事件或行动 。
The Declaration of Independence declared that the United States was independent (or free) from the control of the government of Great Britain.
《独立宣言》宣告美国摆脱英国政府控制而独立 。
Once the Declaration of Independence was signed, the colonists became revolutionaries (or people who want to change the government).
《独立宣言》一经签署,殖民者就成为了革命者(或者说是那些想要改变政府的人) 。
Their goal was to end British rule (or power and leadership) in America.
他们的目的是结束英国在美国的统治(或权力和领导) 。
Why did the American colonists want to become independent from Great Britain and create their own country?
为什么美国殖民者要从英国独立出去并创立他们自己的国家呢?
The British had spent a lot of money fighting the French and Indian War in America from 1754 to 1763.
英国在1754至1763年的北美法国-印第安人战争中耗费了大量钱财 。
When the War was over, the British government was poor.
战争结束后,英国国库空虚 。
To make money, Great Britain began taxing its people, so that citizens had to pay more money to the government.
为了搜刮钱财,英国开始向其人民征税,因此公民得向政府缴纳更多的税 。
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