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What did colonists do to let Parliament know they were against british taxes?

The colonists let the Parliament know that they were against british taxes by throwing british goods into the water. This was called the british tea act.


What were colonists against the British rule named?

They called themselves Patriots.


What british called colonist that fought?

The British called the colonists who fought against them during the American Revolution "rebels" or "patriots".


The German soldiers who fought with the British against the colonists were called?

The Hessian Soliders


Were the soldiers in the Continental Army volunteers?

The Patriots were the American colonists who rebelled against the British in the American Revolution. The American colonists who stayed loyal to the British and were against the Patriots were called Loyalists.


What was the term applied by the british to the colonists?

The colonists called the British soldiers Red Coats. This is because of the uniforms they wore, which were red. The British called the colonists Yankees.


In the American Revolution what were groups of colonists who organized protests against the British government called?

Sons of Liberty!!


Colonists who fought were called?

"Patriots" was the name given to the Colonists who fought for independence. Loyalists aka. "Tories", were those Colonists who remained "loyal" to King George III i.e. England.


What did British soldiers do if colonists at the battle of bunker hill called them Bloody backs?

The British probably fired on the colonists.


What did the British do when the colonists called them redcoats?

they threw rocks


How did the the committee of correspondence help the colonists' cause?

the committee of correspondence helped by passing around information to reball against the British, this can also be called Propaganda.


What were the colonist who opposed the British called?

The colonists who opposed the British were called 'Whigs'. Those who favored British and her King, were called 'Tories'. Those nicknames were also used earlier in the Reformation in England. Two other nicknames were 'Patriots' for the colonists and 'Loyalists' for the British supporters.