One of the most famous examples of colonial protest was the Boston Tea Party, which occurred in December 1773. In response to the Tea Act, which gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of tea in the colonies, a group of colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded three British ships in Boston harbor. They threw the tea overboard, destroying over £18,000 worth of tea. The Boston Tea Party was a major turning point in the relationship between the colonies and Britain, and it helped to galvanize the colonists' movement for independence.
Other forms of protest included the creation of Committees of Correspondence, which allowed the colonies to communicate with each other and coordinate their efforts. The colonists also organized boycotts of British goods, which had a significant impact on the British economy. In some cases, the colonists even resorted to violence, such as the burning of British ships and the destruction of British property.
The Townshed Acts ultimately had the opposite effect of what the British government intended. Instead of pacifying the colonies, the acts only served to further inflame tensions and increase the colonists' desire for independence.