The Europeans who settled first in North America were _________

(a)

Portuguese

(b)

Spanish

(c)

Danish

(d)

English

New Amsterdam was renamed as ___________

(a)

Washington

(b)

New York

(c)

Chicago

(d)

Amsterdam

Assertion: England passed the Navigation Acts.
Reason: The Act mandated that colonial produce should be exported only in British ships.

(a)

Both A and R are correct, R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Assertion: In 1770, England abolished the taxes on products except tea.
Reason: This was retained to assert that the British Parliament had a right to tax the colonies directly as well as indirectly.

(a)

Both A and R are correct, R explains A

(b)

Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A

(c)

A is correct but R is wrong

(d)

A is wrong but R is correct

Boston Tea Party incident took place in the year _________

(a)

1775

(b)

1773

(c)

1784

(d)

1799