Question

which particular incident sparked off the american war of independence​

Answer 1

The British soldiers in Massachusetts, were ordered to disarm the American Rebels and to arrest their leader.

Answer 2

No single event caused the revolution. It was, instead, a series of events that led to the war. Essentially, it all began as a disagreement over the way Great Britain treated the colonies and the way the colonies felt they should be treated. Americans felt they deserved all the rights of Englishmen.