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61.Why did the colonists fight the British?
61.殖民者为什么反抗英国人？
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：因为高税收（没有代表的税收）；因为英国军队住在他们家里（寄宿；居所）；因为他们没有自治权
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.
解释：殖民者最初在英国殖民地（或属于英国，但距离很远的地区）生活的时候，他们仍然认为自己是英国公民。
But over time, something changed.
但慢慢地，情况发生了变化。
They began to rebel against (or stop obeying) the British government because they thought that they were being treated unfairly.
他们开始反抗（或不服从）英国政府，因为他们认为他们受到了不公平的对待。
The people had created a new identity (or the way that they saw and understood themselves) and were becoming Americans.
这些人创造了一种新的身份（或他们看待和理解自身的方式）并成为了美国人。
They began to fight against the British for three main (or most important) reasons: high taxes, quartering, and the lack of self-government.
因为高税收、居所和没有自治权这三个主要的（或最重要的）原因，他们开始反抗英国人。
Let's look at each of these three reasons.
下面来逐一看一看这三个原因。
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.
新美国人对英国政府征收的（或强加给他们的）高税收（或缴纳给政府的税款）不满。
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