- The Stamp Act Congress: In 1765, the colonists sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in New York City, where they drafted a declaration of rights and grievances and called for the repeal of the Stamp Act.
- The Sons of Liberty: A secret society formed in Boston in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty engaged in a variety of acts of civil disobedience, including burning effigies of British officials and vandalizing government offices.
- The Boston Tea Party: In 1773, a group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the water. The Boston Tea Party was in protest of the Tea Act, which gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of tea in the colonies.
- The First Continental Congress: In 1774, the colonists sent delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where they drafted a declaration of grievances and called for the repeal of the Townshend Acts. The First Continental Congress also formed the Continental Association, which was a boycott of British goods.
These protests and acts of resistance eventually led to the American Revolution, which began in 1775.