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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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Fill in the blank:
The American War of Independence was the first ______ political revolution in the history of the world.
Answer the following question briefly:
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.
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The American Revolution began in __________.
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The first British colony in America was ______.
Choose the correct statement
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Why did the local tea traders boycott the foreign tea?
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