Tax Resistance from the Colonists

The colonist combined themselves to force the British to back down and reduce the taxes.

The tax resistance took three forms:

1. Intelectual Protests: these were pacific protest were the colonists wrote panflets, drafted resolutions, wrote speeches and sermons against the raise in taxation.

2. Economic Boycots: a more extreme kind of protest. The colonists abstained to buy any kind of product that was British made. These affected directly the British economy since one of the greatest profits came from the colonist.

3. Violent Intimidation: in this protest the name says it all. The colonist were willing to use violence against the British in order to get the taxes reduced.