Question

What forms of protest did the colonists use to oppose British policies?

Answer 1

The answers are the following:
1. Rallies, pamphlets, and letter-writing are the forms of protest that the colonists use to oppose British policies. These are called as Intellectual Protest. The other 2 types of resistance to protest British policies  are  economic boycotts and violent intimidation.

2. The answer is Governments found colonies with the intention of making them independent.

Answer 2

The colonists used nonviolent resistance. They printed many pamphlets as well (including Paine's), and much letter writing was done to England to petition for the redress of grievances. For the second question, the answer is that independence was common sense because it was the only rational course of action against an oppressive monarchy.