Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from codes given below :
A. Formation of United Kingdom
B. American Revolution
C. French Revolution
D. Battle of Plassey

Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from codes given below : 
A. Formation of United Kingdom 
B. American Revolution 
C. French Revolution 
D. Battle of Plassey

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 2:
To correctly arrange these pivotal global events, we must identify their historical dates.
A. The Formation of the United Kingdom refers primarily to the Acts of Union 1707, which formally merged the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. This makes it the earliest event.
D. The Battle of Plassey took place on June 23, 1757. This battle established the political supremacy of the British East India Company in Bengal and laid the groundwork for British rule in India. It occurs after the Act of Union but before the major revolutions.
B. The American Revolution (or American Revolutionary War) began in 1775 and concluded with the Treaty of Paris in 1783, securing independence for the United States. This follows the Battle of Plassey.
C. The French Revolution began in 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille and lasted through the late 1790s. As the latest event, it completes the sequence: A (1707) -\> D (1757) -\> B (1775-1783) -\> C (1789).

The incorrect option is 1 (A, B, D, C):
This option incorrectly places the American Revolution (1775) before the Battle of Plassey (1757). The Battle of Plassey was a prerequisite for the full expansion of British power that led to later colonial tensions.

The incorrect option is 3 (D, A, B, C):
This option incorrectly places the Battle of Plassey (1757) before the Formation of the United Kingdom (1707). The Act of Union creating Great Britain precedes all the other three listed events.

The incorrect option is 4 (C, D, B, A):
This option places the French Revolution (1789) first and the Formation of the United Kingdom (1707) last. This sequence is entirely incorrect, as the French Revolution is the latest event, and the Formation of the United Kingdom is the earliest.