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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