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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


Charles Townshend, the British Finance Minister, passed the Townshend Acts to impose heavy import duties on American colonies. The merchants of Boston were displeased with this decision, hence, they protested against the law. This would eventually lead to the Boston Massacre.

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3 A

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.


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iv) The British Parliament repealed the Townshend Act except the tax on paper.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

Choose the correct statement

Assertion (A): There was a massive peasant revolt in the Vendee against conscriptions.


Reason (R): The peasants as supporters of the king did not like to fight against him.


 4

Match the following

1. John Winthrop – France Finance Minister


2. Turgot – July 4


3. The Spirit of laws – Britain and France


4. Marie Antoinette – Massachusetts Bay


5. Seven years war – Louis XVI


6. American Independence Day – Montesquieu