Colonists did follow the British rule, until the British established something called, “The Tea Act” which led them closer to wanting to become independent. According to HistoryChannel.com, “Most colonists continued to quietly accept British rule until Parliament's enactment of the Tea Act in 1773, a bill designed to save the faltering British East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a monopoly on the American tea trade.” This showed that Americans were assimilated with the past rules and laws, they obeyed the taxes that were put on them by the British before. What really dissuaded the Americans, was the fact that they had argued to take off the taxes on items that were not necessary to keep tax on, the British refused
