They could be classified as Totalitarian Rulers. Hitler, Mussolini, and Josef Stalin were leaders of Totalitarian governments that controlled all aspects of daily life. The dictionary definition of Totalitarian is, "Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state." Synonyms for it would be one-party, <span>dictatorial, </span><span>tyrannical</span><span>, </span><span>fascist, </span><span>oppressive</span><span>, and </span><span>illiberal.
The colonists fired first, they began throwing rocks and understandably the British fired back but with guns. That's how it happened I may be wrong but that's how I remember it.