The Virginia Resolves declared the principle of "no taxation without representation". The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament to help pay for the French and Indian War. American colonists were affected by these taxes as part of the British empire. In the Virginia Resolves, Virginians protested the Stamp Act, and argued that they should not have to pay taxes to the British government when they did not have representatives in Parliament to speak for them. Hence, the phrase "no taxation with representation" became a key principle in the colonists' struggle for independence.
B. Mao's focus on rural steel production led to widespread famine and starvation.
Due to the immense focus of the rural population on producing steel, and environmental disasters (Great Chinese Famine, 1959-1961), the resulting consequence was failure to produce enough food to sustain the population (leading to widespread famine and starvation).
Option C. Columbus underwent deep voyages and discovered the present day America. He also discovered the marine route which associated the old Eastern world to the new Western world.
After the establishment of Sea route there was exchange of goods with other countries started. But the negative impact was that people of Eurasia were not healthy with high levels of immunity.
The interchange of food supplies also initiated the arrival of dangerous diseases too and major part of the European, native American and Asian population died causing shortage of human labor, this gradually lead to the slavery of Africans.
It was the Mongols that invaded Russia
