WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE AMERICAS PREHISTORYAD 1570

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Soon after the Glorious Revolution in England, the colonists
A
declared independence.
B
voted for new trade laws.
C
ousted Sir Edmund Andros.
D
fought several battles in Rhode Island.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1689 Boston revolt was a popular uprising on April 18, 1689 against the rule of Sir Edmund Andros, the governor of the Dominion of New England. A well-organized “mob” of provincial militia and citizens formed in the town of Boston, the capital of the dominion, and arrested dominion officials.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the Glorious Revolution drove James II from England, the colonies regained control of their own legislatures. England’s wars on the continent of Europe spread to the New World, raising colonists’ recognition of their own military weakness and strengthening their bonds to England.

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