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Choose the correct statement

i) The Portuguese were the pioneers of naval expeditions.


ii) New Plymouth was named after the Quaker Penn.


iii) Quakers have the reputation of encouraging wars.


iv) The English changed the name of New Amsterdam to New York.


i) is correct. The Portuguese and Spanish were pioneers in exploration and conquest through sea routes.


ii) is incorrect. New Plymouth was named after Puritans who had set sail for the Americas from Plymouth, aboard the famous ship-Mayflower


iii) is incorrect. Quakers have the reputation of being peace lovers and discouraging wars.


iv) is correct. The British conquered the Dutch colony and renamed it New York.

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……………. was guillotined for organizing a Festival of Liberty.


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Louis XVI was arrested at ………………. with his family when he tried to escape from France.


 3

Choose the correct statement

i) The American War of Independence was as much a civil war as a war against the British.


ii)The British forces emerged victorious in York Town.


iii) The nobles in France were supportive of the rising middle class.


iv) The British Parliament repealed the Townshend Act except the tax on paper.


 3 C

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