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61.Why did the colonists fight the British?
61.殖民者為什么反抗英國人？
Answer: because of high taxes (taxation without representation); because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering); because they didn't have self-government
答案：因為高稅收（沒有代表的稅收）；因為英國軍隊住在他們家里（寄宿；居所）；因為他們沒有自治權
Explanation: When people first began living in the British colonies (or areas of land that belonged to Great Britain but that were far away), they still thought of themselves as British citizens.
解釋：殖民者最初在英國殖民地（或?qū)儆谟?，但距離很遠的地區(qū)）生活的時候，他們?nèi)匀徽J為自己是英國公民。
But over time, something changed.
但慢慢地，情況發(fā)生了變化。
They began to rebel against (or stop obeying) the British government because they thought that they were being treated unfairly.
他們開始反抗（或不服從）英國政府，因為他們認為他們受到了不公平的對待。
The people had created a new identity (or the way that they saw and understood themselves) and were becoming Americans.
這些人創(chuàng)造了一種新的身份（或他們看待和理解自身的方式）并成為了美國人。
They began to fight against the British for three main (or most important) reasons: high taxes, quartering, and the lack of self-government.
因為高稅收、居所和沒有自治權這三個主要的（或最重要的）原因，他們開始反抗英國人。
Let's look at each of these three reasons.
下面來逐一看一看這三個原因。
The new Americans were unhappy with the high taxes (or money paid to the government) that were imposed (or forced on them) by the British government.
新美國人對英國政府征收的（或強加給他們的）高稅收（或繳納給政府的稅款）不滿。
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