Question

Colonists opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and _____

Answer 1

Answer:

Writing defiant pamphlets.

Explanation:

Writing and distributing pamphlets was one of the ways in which colonists dealt with their dissatisfaction and lack of self-government. Many colonists opposed British taxes, as they believed that taxes were unjust if they had no representation in Parliament. They organized political groups and social protests. However, they also wrote defiant pamphlets. The pamphlets were not only intended to voice their unhappiness, but they were also meant to distribute ideas of democracy and independence.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) writing defiant pamphlets.

Colonist opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and writing defiant pamphlets.

Besides the violent protests, American colonies elaborated defiant pamphlets that were distributed among the American people to manifest their discontent and invited them to promise for the cause of liberty. American colonies were very upset for the heavy taxation imposed by the British monarchy. They did not want to pay such amount of taxes and they also questioned the reason why they did not have an opinion or any voice in the Parliament decisions.

The other options of the question were a)deciding to compromise, c) staging hunger strikes and d) returning to Britain.