In many cases, the US would set up "puppet governments" to administer its new found territories, since many of these territories--such as Puerto Rico and the Philippines--were too far away for direct governance.
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Because of their oppression of exercising their voice under the rule of the British government, the American colonists believed heavily on the freedom of speech. They believed that the government should allow its citizens to vocalize their points of views through its representatives. As the American Revolution progressed the call for vocal freedom increased.
Staged sit-ins, marches, blockades, and hunger strikes have all be tactics used to raise awareness about issues that are taking place in society. Non-violent demonstrations such as these are known as civil disobedience. ... Civil disobedient acts manifest as peaceful and nonviolent protests.
Because they didn’t want to go to jail but if your talking about the sons of liberty it’s a whole different question