1. These were proceeded against as traitors and rebels, guilty of no less than high treason.
这些人被当作背信者和反抗者对待，其罪行不亚于叛国罪。
2. George Ⅲ had denounced all rebels in America as traitors and the punishment for treason was hanging.
乔治三世已经将美洲所有的反抗者视为叛国贼，而对于判国罪的处罚就是绞死。