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प्रश्न
What do you know about the Quakers?
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उत्तर
- Quakers were members of a Christian group called the Society of Friends who, while laying emphasis on the Holy Spirit, rejected outward rites and an ordained ministry.
- George Fox was the founder of the society in England. Quakers have the reputation of actively working for peace and opposing war.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following is true or false:
The American revolutionaries were greatly impressed by the ideas of European philosophers.
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 was an American colony governed? Why were the colonists resentful?
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.
The British monarch, King George III, refused to withdraw the unjust and oppressive Acts imposed on the colonists and declared war on them. In this context discuss:
The revolutionary principles and ideas in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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 |
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?
Why did the local tea traders boycott the foreign tea?
The Sugar Act of 1764 prohibited the import of ______.
The ______ led to intense anti-British propaganda through newspapers, posters, and pamphlets.
Mention the three major revolutions in the second half of the eighteenth century in the modern world.
