SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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They boycotted British products
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Tarred and feathered tax collector to scare them away
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The obeyed and followed the laws
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Colonists organized boycotts of British goods to pressure Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts. As British customs officials arrived to collect taxes and prosecute smugglers, colonial opposition intensified, resulting in street demonstrations and protests that sometimes turned violent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Beginnings of Colonial Opposition. American colonists responded to the Sugar Act and the Currency Act with protest. In Massachusetts, participants in a town meeting cried out against taxation without proper representation in Parliament, and suggested some form of united protest throughout the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many of the British at home were also appalled by the colonists’ violent reaction to the Stamp Act. Other Britons cheered what they saw as the vigorous defense of liberty by their counterparts in the colonies.