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Question
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:
Why did the American colonists refuse to pay taxes imposed by the British Parliament in London? Give an account of the Boston Tea Party incident.
Solution
The American colonists refused to pay taxes as they argued that the British Parliament had no right to tax the colonists since they had no representatives in the Parliament. In 1773, a group of colonists, disguised as Red Indians, raided British ships in Boston harbour and threw 340 crates of tea into the sea. This incident was a protest against the new taxes including a tax on tea, imposed on the colonies. The importance of this act was that it was an act of open defiance of the colonists against British authority.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the following:
| A | B |
| 1. Boston Tea Party | (a) 1789 |
| 2. Declaration of Independence | (b) protest against new taxes |
| 3. Treaty of Paris | (c) middle class |
| 4. French Revolution | (d) 1776 |
| 5. Third Estate | (e) British government and the colonists |
Fill in the blank
England had ______________ in North America.
Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet was____________.
Louis XVI was arrested at____________ with his family when he tried to escape from France.
The ______ prohibited the import of foreign rum.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
American War of Independence
- Who stated that no thinking man in North America desired Independence?
- Who was the first President of America?
- What were the grievances of the Americans?
- What was their famous battle cry?
Why didn’t the colonies begin fighting for the sake of independence?
Describe the results of American war of Independence.
The first president of the American Republic was ______.
The Continental Congress had drafted the ______.
