In the 1760s, American colonists responded to Parliament’s taxes in several ways. Which way was most effective?

Widespread boycotts reduced sales of British goods, giving merchants and manufacturers in Britain a strong financial reason to pressure Parliament to repeal taxes. Colonial legislators’ formal protests had less direct influence, violence could undermine support for the colonists, and the colonists could not vote in Parliament. The most effective response was widespread boycotts of British goods.

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