美國(guó)簡(jiǎn)史:殖民時(shí)期 (3/3)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2011-11-29 19:00
The relationships between settlers and native Americans (also called Indians) were good and bad. In some areas, the two groups traded and were friendly. In most cases, as the settlements grew bigger, the settlers forced the Indians to move. As time went on, all the colonies developed governments based on the British tradition of citizen participation. In Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 - 1689 limited the power of the king and gave more power to the people. The American colonists closely observed these changes. Colonial assemblies claimed the right to act as local parliaments. They passed laws that limited the power of the royal governor and increased their own authority. Disagreements between the royal governors and the assemblies continued. The colonists realized that their interests often were different from Britain's interests. At first, the colonists wanted self-government within a British commonwealth. Only later did they want independence.
定居者和當(dāng)?shù)氐拿绹?guó)人(也稱為印度人)之間的關(guān)系是好的和壞的。在一些區(qū)域,兩個(gè)族群進(jìn)行貿(mào)易并且很友好。在大部分區(qū)域,隨著定居點(diǎn)的擴(kuò)大,定居者強(qiáng)迫印度人移走。隨著時(shí)間的推移,所有的殖民地發(fā)展成為以公民參與的英國(guó)貿(mào)易的政府。在英國(guó),1688年到1689年的光榮革命限制國(guó)王的權(quán)利賦予人們更多的權(quán)利。美國(guó)殖民者密切關(guān)注著這些變化。殖民地議會(huì)聲稱有權(quán)利作為當(dāng)?shù)氐淖h會(huì)。他們通過法律限制皇室總督的權(quán)利來增加他們自己的權(quán)威。在皇室總督和議會(huì)的分歧還在繼續(xù)。殖民者意識(shí)到他們的利益不同于英國(guó)的利益。首先,殖民者想在英聯(lián)邦內(nèi)自治。僅僅是后來他們想獨(dú)立的。