THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE
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boycotts
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writing articles in the newspaper against the it
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holding meetings such as the First Continental Congress
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murdering 5 British tax collectors in the streets of Boston
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intimidating, threatening, and scaring British tax collectors
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Detailed explanation-1: -American colonists, having recently fought in support of Britain, rose up in protest against the tax before it went into effect. The protests began with petitions, led to refusals to pay the tax, and eventually to property damage and harassment of officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -A popular method of protest was the boycott, in which people refused to buy British goods. The first colonial boycott started in New York in 1765. It soon spread to other colonies. Colonists hoped that their efforts would hurt the British economy and Page 2 might convince Parliament to end the new taxes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be “No Taxation without Representation” and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most successful method of colonial protest against British taxes was that of nonimportation. The nonimportation of British goods placed a strain on the British economy and hurt British merchants.