Because they didn’t want to
Prior to the revolutionary war, ordinary men and women most often protested British restrictions by disobeying or breaking the law and boycotting British Products. For instance, people moved to the West of the Appalachian Mountains despite the Proclamation of 1763 that restricted such action
The importance which contributed to king Henry's viii's departure from catholic church was that, the king wanted a divorce from his wife.
He had six marriages. He went to a disagreement with the Pope when he wanted to divorce his wife Catherine and this led to separation of church in England.
He was the supreme Head of Church where he appointed himself and he dissolved the monasteries and convents where was excommunicated.
