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Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.说出美国人宣布脱离英国独立的一个原因。Mencione una razón por la que los estadounidenses declararon la independencia de Gran Bretaña.
Official answers
- High taxes高额的税收Impuestos altos
- Taxation without representation无代表不纳税Impuestos sin representación
- British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)英国士兵住进美国人的家里（寄宿、驻扎）Los soldados británicos se alojaban en las casas de los estadounidenses (alojamiento, acuartelamiento)
- They did not have self-government他们没有自治权No tenían autogobierno
- Boston Massacre波士顿惨案La Masacre de Boston
- Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)波士顿倾茶事件（茶叶法）El Motín del Té de Boston (Ley del Té)
- Stamp Act印花税法La Ley del Timbre
- Sugar Act糖税法La Ley del Azúcar
- Townshend Acts汤森法案Las Leyes Townshend
- Intolerable (Coercive) Acts不可容忍法案（强制法案）Las Leyes Intolerables (Coercitivas)
Explanation
Reasons included high taxes with no say in the British Parliament (taxation without representation), British soldiers living in Americans’ houses, no self-government, and events like the Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party. Naming one is enough.
Memory tip
💡 Easiest: taxation without representation.