Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below -

             List-I.                                      List-II

1. Boston PartyTea.                    (i) Samuel Adams

2. Declaration of Independence.  (ii) Benjamin Franklin

3. Common sense.                      (iii) Thomas Paine

4. The American Philosophical Society.        (iv) Thomas Jefferson

Codes:

             A     B      C      D

Correct option is C

Information Booster:

The correct matches are :

• (A) Boston Tea Party → (i) Samuel Adams.Samuel Adams was a leader of the Sons of Liberty, who organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773 as a protest against the British Tea Act.

• (B) Declaration of Independence → (iv) Thomas Jefferson.Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776.

• (C) Common Sense → (iii) Thomas Paine.Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" in 1776, advocating American independence from Britain.

• (D) The American Philosophical Society → (ii) Benjamin Franklin.Benjamin Franklin was the founder of the American Philosophical Society, which promoted scientific and philosophical discourse in colonial America.

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