I think you are confused because it was not up to the colonists to protect British rule. It was up to the British forces.
To convince the colonists to break away from British rule
Patrick Henry
they farted
Britain taxed them
Colonists who opposed British rule were called patriots.
Declaration of Independence.
They called themselves Patriots.
they wanted freedom from the british rule
Declaration of Independence
the british didnt have the colonists consent to taxing
they wanted freedom from the british rule
Colonists were under British rule following the French and Indian War. The British put taxes on tea and this angered colonists. The Revolutionary War broke out in 1775.