Many colonists wanted independence from Great Britain due to taxation without representation and growing tensions between the colonies and Britain. Britain levied taxes like the stamp tax which tarred and feathered postal workers. Groups like the Sons of Liberty used propaganda to turn colonists against British taxes and control, led by Samuel Adams. This came to a head at events like the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party, where colonists rebelled against British taxation and control over the colonies without colonial representation in British government.