Self Rule and the Salt March, 1929
•Protest to the British tax on salt
•Gandhi walked from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat to get salt (240 miles)
•Many thousands followed him
•March lasts March 12 to April 6, 1930.
•Outcome draws support for the independence movement across India and the World
Gandhi arrested and put in prison
•Gandhi walked from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat to get salt (240 miles)
•Many thousands followed him
•March lasts March 12 to April 6, 1930.
•Outcome draws support for the independence movement across India and the World
Gandhi arrested and put in prison
Question: What was the act on British laws that caused them to put tax on salt?
Summary:The Salt March was a protest against the British tax on salt. Gandhi organized a march which went from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, and then to Gujarat to get salt. This lasted 240 miles. They walked to get salt from the ocean which was civil disobedience. This gained media attention and civilian attention as Gandhi had thousands of followers. He was arrested and put in to prison.