"No taxation without representation!"
The colonies started not buying the products for the British.
Boycott
The Boston tea party and they boycotted the goods
One method the Colonists used to protest the Townshend Acts was boycotting British goods. There were riots as well. These acts began in 1767.
They would stop trade with all british. They destroyed british goods in the colonies. They basically rebeled.Vowed to not imprt British goods.
One method the Colonists used to protest the Townshend Acts was boycotting British goods. There were riots as well. These acts began in 1767.
One method the Colonists used to protest the Townshend Acts was boycotting British goods. There were riots as well. These acts began in 1767.
Colonists in Boston decided to protest the townshend acts. They called for a boycott of British goods. Samuel Adams led the boycott.
The colonists boycotted British goods in an attempt to not only boost their own economy, but to show Britain how important the colonies were. The colonists hoped the impact of their boycott on the British economy would rally British merchants to their cause while showing Parliament how important the colonies were.
Colonists protested against taxes on goods in a few ways; some were peaceful, others weren't. The most famous example of a tax protest was the Boston Tea Party, but there were other ways of protesting. Colonists wrote letters to their local newspapers, boycotted goods, smuggled, petitioned Parliament and Royal governors, tarred and feathered the tax men, etc.
To ensure that colonists observed the boycott of British goods
Colonists in Boston decided to protest the townshend acts. They called for a boycott of British goods. Samuel Adams led the boycott.