What groups fought against the taxes and acts? Which group was most responsible for the actions taken against the British?
What time period are you talking about?
ooh.. right before the American Revolution?
Here are many sites that discuss/describe the causes that led to the American revolution:
http://www.google.com/search?q=causes+american+revolution&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7
Site that names and describes the factions (groups) during revolutionary times:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution#Factions:_Patriots.2C_Loyalists_and_Neutrals
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