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.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed on the colonists by the British. The stamps affixed to various goods raised revenue for the British. The colonists were enraged--even protested in the streets.
The colonies started not buying the products for the British.
The colonists' refusal to buy goods from the British was referred to as a boycott. This was initially done as a reaction to the Stamp Act of 1765.
a boycott
The British raised taxes.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed on the colonists by the British. The stamps affixed to various goods raised revenue for the British. The colonists were enraged--even protested in the streets.
"No taxation without representation!"
To ensure that colonists observed the boycott of British goods
British Parliament was met with protests from the colonists in the years after the French and Indian war for tightening their control over America and attempting to enforce more tax regulations. The colonists protested and took measures to boycott British goods.
British Parliament was met with protests from the colonists in the years after the French and Indian war for tightening their control over America and attempting to enforce more tax regulations. The colonists protested and took measures to boycott British goods.
British Parliament was met with protests from the colonists in the years after the French and Indian war for tightening their control over America and attempting to enforce more tax regulations. The colonists protested and took measures to boycott British goods.
The colonies started not buying the products for the British.
The British taxes on goods created hard feelings between the British and colonists. British soldiers panicked during a protest and caused the Boston Massacre. The British repealed all taxes except the one on tea in an effort to prove to the colonists that they had the power to tax the colonies. The colonists protested and caused the Boston Tea Party.
colonists boycotted briish goods
A practice that was used by the colonists to hurt British trade was the refusal of British goods that were imported and the export of American goods to Britain. This was in response to the taxation on goods that the British were trying to impose on the colonies.
late 1700s
The colonists tried to hurt the British by refusing to import their goods or export American goods to Britain. This practice of halting trade is known as an "embargo."