For instance, the protests against British policies. These policies created a sense of oppression and fueled the desire for independence among colonists. "American colonists responded to Parliament's acts with organized protest. Throughout the colonies, a network of secret organizations known as the Sons of Liberty was created, aimed at intimidating the stamp agents who collected Parliament's taxes." The Sons of Liberty was an organized group of men who advocated for the colonist's freedom from the British. To break apart from Britain, colonists had to rebel. But this is not the reason the colonists decided to dump the tea into the harbor, but rather that the British were messing with something that meant a lot to them, and therefore they had to react to the situation one way or another. The British were imposing tax laws on colonists who were trying to break apart, and therefore, it was not fair. It began with the Tea Act of 1773 which implemented taxation on the colonist's tea, one which they were against since they did not have a voice in the government, therefore they rebelled in order to break away. Colonists did not deserve these laws solely for the benefit of the British government, which was to pay back their