#1. what was one effect of new british taxes on colonists? a) more people in the colonies feared that war might break out. b) colonists supported the taxes. c) outraged colonists protested the new taxes. d) the british lessened other duties to balance the taxes. #2. which of the following groups led violent protests against british taxation in the colonies? a) sons of liberty. b) virginia house of burgesses. c) parliament. d) daughters of liberty. #3. which of the following was a consequence of the first continental congress? a) rioting destroyed shops and homes. b) more colonists