The colonists decided to revolt against the British mainly because of taxes. At first the colonists were fin with being taxed and controlled by England, but as time passed the colonists wanted more freedoms and less taxes. England tried to pull the loosened reigns on the colonists tighter, but it was too late when they tried. The English attempted to tighten the reigns on the colonists by increasing taxes and sent more soldiers to the colonies. The colonists didn't like this and they reacted by boycotting goods and beating up tax collectors. Eventually the English gave up for a time and removed the taxes on everything except tea. Not long after the taxes were revoked the colonists decided they wanted more rights, so the English attempted to raise taxes and prevent tea smuggling by closing ports. The colonists didn't like Britain's course of action so they made it clear by dumping tea off of a English ship bringing it in, and once again boycotting British goods and beating up tax collectors. Once again defeated the British gave up and removed taxes and lowered the price on tea to stop smuggling. The colonists have experienced many unfair taxations just because England wanted to keep their colonies from revolting, but it ultimately led to the revolution.