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Q78 (CDS-I/2011) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Colonial economic impact Answer Verified

Which of the following statements regarding the American Revolution is/are correct? 1. The American Revolution was a conflict between British settlers and native Americans. 2. The Americans refused to pay taxes imposed by the British Parliament in which the Americans had no represen- tation. Select the correct answer using the code given below : Code :

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The American Revolution was primarily a conflict between the thirteen American colonies and the British Crown, not a war between settlers and Native Americans [c5, t1]. While Native Americans were significantly impacted and participated on both sides to preserve their sovereignty, the core struggle was for independence from British colonial rule [t1, t4]. Statement 2 is correct as the revolution was precipitated by oppressive taxation measures, such as the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, imposed by the British Parliament [c1, t2]. The American colonists vehemently resisted these taxes, famously adopting the slogan 'no taxation without representation' because they lacked elected representatives in the British Parliament to voice their grievances or consent to such levies [c1, t3, t8]. This dispute over the right to tax and self-determination eventually led to the outbreak of the War of Independence [c3, t8].

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  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Taxes on Sugar and Molasses > p. 153
  2. [2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > Summary > p. 172
  3. [3] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 11: The Age of Revolutions > The Declaration of Independence (1776) > p. 155
  4. [4] https://visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/native-americans-american-revolution
  5. [5] https://www.loc.gov/collections/continental-congress-and-constitutional-convention-from-1774-to-1789/articles-and-essays/timeline/1764-to-1765/
  6. [6] https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/parliamentary-taxation
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