The correct answer is B) writing defiant pamphlets.
Colonist opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and writing defiant pamphlets.
Besides the violent protests, American colonies elaborated defiant pamphlets that were distributed among the American people to manifest their discontent and invited them to promise for the cause of liberty. American colonies were very upset for the heavy taxation imposed by the British monarchy. They did not want to pay such amount of taxes and they also questioned the reason why they did not have an opinion or any voice in the Parliament decisions.
The other options of the question were a)deciding to compromise, c) staging hunger strikes and d) returning to Britain.