Why did colonists resist the new acts that great britain passed during this time?

to cause as much destruction of british property as possible
to demand representation in parliament
to protest how much tea great britain was selling
to show their potential for leadership

After world war ii, the world discovered that nazi germany had murdered millions of innocent people as part of the holocaust. seeing that human beings could treat one another so horribly changed the way many people looked at war, government, and minority rights. how could these changes have impacted the study of history?