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Question
Fill in the blanks:
The colonists argued that the British Parliament had no right to tax the colonists because they had no ___________ in the ______________.
Solution
The colonists argued that the British Parliament had no right to tax the colonists because they had no representatives in the parliament.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank:
The American War of Independence was the first ______ political revolution in the history of the world.
Answer the following question briefly:
The American War of Independence was the first organized political revolution in the history of the world. In this context answer the following question:
How did the American colonists differ from the British?
The moderate liberals who wanted to retain Louis XVI as a limited monarchy were called____________.
Choose the correct statement
- The American War of Independence was as much a civil war as a war against the British.
- The British forces emerged victorious in York Town.
- The nobles in France were supportive of the rising middle class.
- The British Parliament repealed the Townshend Act except the tax on paper.
Choose the correct statement
Assertion (A): Merchants of Boston boycotted the British goods
Reason (R): The British Finance Minister introduced new duties on imports into American colonies.
What do you know about the Quakers?
Point out the significance of “the Boston Tea Party”.
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?
Write about the pamphlet ‘Common Sense’.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
Declaration of Independence
- When was the pamphlet Common Sense published?
- Who moved a resolution for independence?
- Who drafted the Declaration of Independence? When was it adopted by Congress?
- Mention the significance of this day.
