1.American Revolution 美国独立战争

例句：The American Revolution gave independence to the Colonies.
美国独立战争使十三个州得到了独立。

2.based on 基于；本着；根据

例句：Capitalism is based on private ownership.
资本主义是建立在私有制基础上的。
3.self-rule 自治的，自律的

例句：In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing.
在一些州，特别是康涅狄格和罗德岛，战争基本上只是承认了已经存在的殖民地的自治。

4.home-grown 本地的；本土的

例句：The team includes several foreign players because of the shortage of home-grown talent.
由于本国人才缺乏, 该队尚有几名外籍队员。