Colonists who opposed British rule were called patriots.
I think you are confused because it was not up to the colonists to protect British rule. It was up to the British forces.
The British wouldn't let the colonists vote for the acts. They felt really bad so they started to reject British rule. They were very infuriated, disconsolate, crestfallen, distraught, and mourning.
To convince the colonists to break away from British rule
john smith
patriots
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.
Britain taxed them
they farted
Loyalists
protesting and stuff
writ of assistance