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प्रश्न
Answer the following question
What were the causes of the American War of Independence?
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उत्तर
The causes for the American War of Independence were:
- The Americans were not allowed to start any industry. They were not allowed to trade with any country except England. They did not have the same rights as the English enjoyed in England. The Americans did not have any representation in the British Parliament. They had to pay more taxes than the English paid in England.
- The English settlers in America were inspired by European philosophers like John Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu who believed in freedom, equality, and rights of people.
- In 1765, the English Parliament passed the Stamp Act which imposed stamp taxes on all business transactions. This Act aroused violent resentment among colonists.
- American thinkers like Jefferson asked people to rebel against the tyrannical rule of England.
- The most prominent protest against the British is known as the ‘Boston Tea Party’. A group of people raided British ships in Boston Harbour and threw 340 crates of tea into the sea to protest against the new taxes. The 13 colonies in America revolted against the British. This is known as the American War of Independence.
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Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
What is the significance of the 4th of July in American history?
Fill in the blank
England had ______________ in North America.
Fill in the blank
A new country called ________________ was born after the American Revolution.
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 |
The defeat of British at ____________ paved the way for the friendship between France and America.
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.
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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 importance of the victory of the Americans at Yorktown.
Answer all questions given under the heading.
Plantations and the slave labor
- Why did the southern states resort to acquiring slaves from Africa?
- How were these slaves treated?
- Did the Northern state resort to acquiring slaves? Give reasons.
- What happened to the Native Americans?
