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Statement I : The passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible. Statement I : The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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Statement I is true as the Coercive Acts (1774), known in America as the Intolerable Acts, were punitive measures following the Boston Tea Party that significantly escalated tensions [4]. These acts led to the convening of the First Continental Congress, where radical factions began moving toward separation from the Crown, making reconciliation virtually impossible [4]. Statement II is also true; the British Parliament issued the Stamp Act in 1765 as its first direct tax on the colonies to raise revenue [1]. However, due to widespread colonial protest, boycotts, and pressure from British merchants, Parliament repealed the act in March 1766 [1]. While both statements are historically accurate, Statement II describes an event nearly a decade prior to Statement I and does not explain why the later Coercive Acts made reconciliation impossible; thus, it is not the correct explanation.

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[2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Quebec Act > p. 154
[4] https://oertx.highered.texas.gov/courseware/lesson/1286/student/?section=5
[1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Stamp Act > p. 153

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Statement I : The passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible. Statement I : The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

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