NDA2019General AbilityGeneral StudiesActual
Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence: 1. The Americans raised the slogan, 'No taxation without representation'. 2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Options
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
C. Both 1 and 2
Step-by-step solution
The Stamp Act introduced a new principle of a direct internal tax. Americans condemned the tax because their rights as Englishmen protected them from being taxed by a Parliament in which they had no elected representatives. Americans also passed a compact declaring a trade boycott against Britain. The non-consumption movement soon takes on a political hue as boycotts of British goods were encouraged both to save money and to force Britain to repeal the duties.