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Question
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 |
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Solution
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Boston Tea Party | (g) 1773 |
| 2. Battle of Waterloo | (h) 1815 |
| 3. Death of Napoleon | (i) 1821 |
| 4. Louis XVI | (d) King of France |
| 5. 4th July 1776 | (f) Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia |
| 6. 1783 | (c) England recognised of 13 colonies |
| 7. George Washington | (b) First President of the United States of America |
| 8. Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu | (a) French thinkers and philosophers |
| 9. 14th July 1789 | (e) Storming of Bastille |
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