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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
In what way did the American Revolution influence the Indian Constitution?
Solution
The Constitution of the United States of America has served as a model and an inspiration to several countries including India. The framers of the Indian Constitution adopted various features like the federal form of government, the incorporation of Fundamental Rights like the American Bill of Rights, and the system of checks and balances.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the contents of Column A and Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Boston Tea Party | (a) French thinkers and philosophers |
| 2. Battle of Waterloo | (b) First President of the United States of America |
| 3. Death of Napoleon | (c) England recognised of 13 colonies |
| 4. Louis XVI | (d) King of France |
| 5. 4th July 1776 | (e) Storming of Bastille |
| 6. 1783 | (f) Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia |
| 7. George Washington | (g) 1773 |
| 8. Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu | (h) 1815 |
| 9. 14th July 1789 | (i) 1821 |
Choose the correct statement
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- New Plymouth was named after the Quaker Penn.
- Quakers have the reputation of encouraging wars.
- The English changed the name of New Amsterdam to New York.
The ______ prohibited the import of foreign rum.
The ______ ship had taken a batch of Puritans from Plymouth England to America.
Declaration of Independence was drafted by ______.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
Second Continental Congress
- When did the Second Continental Congress meet?
- Who were the prominent members of the Congress?
- What did they do?
- Under whose command it was placed?
Mention the names of the prominent members of the second continental congress.
State the importance of the battle of Saratoga.
Mention the three major revolutions in the second half of the eighteenth century in the modern world.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
Increasing incidence of Taxation
- What was the Sugar Act?
- What was the Currency Act?
- Explain the Quartering Act.
- What was the Stamp Act?
