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Which particular incident sparked off the American War of independence? What is the importance of this event? |
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Answer» The American War of Independence, was sparked off by an incident known as the Boston Tea Party. In 1773, a group of colonists, disguised as Red Indians, raided British ships in Boston harbour and threw 340 crates of tea into the sea. This incident was a protest against the new taxes including a tax on tea, imposed on the colonies .The importance of this act was that it was an act of open defiance of the colonists against British authority. |
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