Study the picture and answer the following questions:

(a) Name the event depicted in the picture. When and where did this event take place?

(b) How was this event associated with the American War of Independence?

(c) What was the impact of this event on the British government? How did it react to this event?

(a) The event depicted in the picture is "Boston Tea Party". It took place at Boston in 1773.

(b) The Boston Tea Party incident triggered the American War of Independence. The British government retaliated by passing the Intolerable Acts. They resulted in organised opposition to British policies. Committees of Correspondences, composed of citizens critical of Britain were established all over the colonies. In the Second Continental Congress organised by these committees, a colonial army and navy were organised to fight the British troops triggering off the American War of Independence.

(c) The British government on hearing the news of Boston Tea Party, retaliated by passing a number of coercive Acts in 1774, to punish the colonists. Through these Acts, known as the Intolerable Acts, the government closed the port of Boston, reorganised the government of Massachusetts and allowed troops to be quartered in Private homes. These Acts resulted in organised opposition to British policies.