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The tribal peasants participated in Gandhi's Non-Cooperation movement because the colonial government had closed large forest areas.

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The above statement is true.
The Non-Cooperation Movement extended to the countryside from the cities. The movement drew the peasant and tribal conflicts emerging in various parts of India following the war. Tribal peasants participated in the Non-cooperation movement because the colonial authority had closed off vast forest areas in other regions, making it impossible for people to enter the forests to graze their cattle or gather fuelwood and fruits. The hill people were outraged by this, as they felt their traditional rights were being denied and damaging their livelihoods. These tribal people rebelled when the government started to force them to contribute begar for constructing roads.

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