Non violent protests that worked just as much as it failed.
Puritans did not agree with the Anglican church so the wanted to change it. They could do that in Massachusetts. Church leaders led the local government and everyone in the colony had to pay to support the Puritan church. - www.manythings.org.
The theory is called mercantilism.
After the Spanish-American war, America was given Cuba, <span>Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam as parts of the treaty. Cuba however did not become a part of the US territories as it became an independent country.</span>