18世纪中叶,北美殖民地人民同英帝国主义之间的矛盾日益加深,人民要求独立的呼声越来越高。英殖民者采用各种手段,软硬兼施,企图维护其宗主国的地位。1774年,英国从政治上、军事上加紧对殖民地的控制与镇压。殖民地中的一些温和派和保守分子屈 In the middle of the eighteenth century, the contradictions between the colonial North American colonialists and the British imperialists were deepening and the people’s calling for independence was getting louder and louder. The British colonists adopted various means, both hard and soft, in an attempt to defend their sovereign status. In 1774, Britain stepped up its control and suppression of the colonies politically and militarily. Some moderates and conservatives in the colonies are flexing their muscles