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how did salt march become an effective tool of resistance against the colonasim

Answer 1

salt is the basic requirement for every person. the British government took the monopoly of making salt and passed a law, banning the manufacture of salt.on March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his epic Dandi march from Sabarmati ashram to dandi.that is how the march came to be known as Dandi march.he was accompanied by 78 supporters.they made salt from seawater and broke the law.that is how the ''salt march become an effective tool of resistance against colonialism.

Answer 2

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The salt march was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism because Mahatma Gandhi found in Salt a powerful symbol could revive the nation as it was an essential food item.Thousands of people gathered wherever Mahatma Gandhi went. He told them the meaning of Swaraj and asked them to peacefully defy the British.People were asked not to co-operate with the government and stage peaceful demonstrations. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi thousands of people in various parts of the country broke the salt laws manufactured salt and protested in front of salt factories owned by the government. As a movement spread foreign cloth was boycotted and liquor shops were picketed on a large scale. Peasants refuse to pay their taxes.Village  officials resigned in many parts. The forest laws were violated by several communities. They went inside the reserve forest to collect food and graze cattle.

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