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5. What is a boycott and why is it an important tool in nonviolent action?

A boycott is an act of voluntary and intentional abstention from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons. Sometimes, a boycott can be a form of consumer activism, sometimes called moral purchasing.

Their solution was to tax the colonists.