They called themselves Patriots.
He influenced many colonists to rebel against British rule
The British government taxed the American colonists to an extreme and treated them unfairly. The colonists even drew up a document stating their grievances against the King and when it was ignored they rebelled. But it was mainly taxes.
I think you are confused because it was not up to the colonists to protect British rule. It was up to the British forces.
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To convince the colonists to break away from British rule
The two choices the colonists had were either to submit or rebel against British rule. As the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain began to strain, the British continued their policy of taxation without representation. This angered the colonials and ultimately led to the War of Independence. While many colonials had no choice but to surrender to British rule, it would be the rebels and patriots that rallied the masses against tyrannical British law in the colonies.
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The colonists are addressing the British monarchy and government in this song. They express their grievances against British rule, highlighting their desire for independence and self-governance. The song serves as a rallying cry to unify and motivate fellow colonists in their struggle for freedom from oppressive control.
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Britain taxed them
The Americans were not united in their opposition to British rule. Some estimated that only about two-thirds of the colonists favored independence and one-third wanted to remain part of the British Empire. These colonists were referred to as Tories or Loyalists and were treated as traitors to the American cause. Many Tories fought as militia or even within the British army against the colonists. After the war, most Tories left on ships with the British soldiers to Canada or England.
American colonists used boycotts to protest British rule and avoid the high taxes the King required. After Britain began taxing stamps and paper, colonists clashed with British tax collectors and authorities, eventually leading to the American Revolution.