A long-held view of the history of the English colonies that became the United States has been that England’s policy toward these colonies before 1763 was dictated by commercial interests and that a change to a more imperial policy generated the tensions that ultimately led to the American Revolution. In a recent study, Stephen Saunders Webb has resented a formidable challenge to this view. According to Webb, England already had a military imperial policy for more than a century before the American Revolution. He sees Charles Ⅱ, the English monarch between 1660 and 1685, as the proper successor of the Tudor monarchs of the sixteenth century and of Oliver Cromwell, all of whom were bent on extending centralized executive power over England’s possessions through the use of what Webb calls "garrison government. " Garrison government allowed the colonists a legislative assembly, but real authority, in Webb’s view, belonged to the colonial governor,
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Frank went to Larry Sharp’s to buy a new car. He drove there in his old car.
"Good afternoon," Sharp smiled. "It looks like you need a new car. "
"I sure do," said Frank. "Could you show me a car that will last as long as my old car, but won’t give me as much trouble"
Sharp took Frank to a very large car. "Here’s the one. This car shouldn’t give you any trouble. It will drive much better than yours and will last twice as long. Besides, it can go much faster than yours. "
Frank thought for a moment. "I really don’t want my car to go too fast. I drive more dangerously (危险地) than most people do."
Then Sharp showed Frank a much smaller car. "That car isn’t as expensive as this big one. And it will certainly drive better than yours."
Frank walked over to it and looked inside. "Could you start the engine (汽
A. It drove very fast.
B. It gave him much trouble.
C. It drove much better than before.
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